Sanskrit quote nr. 2471 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमित्रो मित्रतां याति मित्रं चापि प्रदुष्यति ।
सामर्थ्ययोगात् कार्याणां तद्गत्या हि सदा गतिः ॥amitro mitratāṃ yāti mitraṃ cāpi praduṣyati |
sāmarthyayogāt kāryāṇāṃ tadgatyā hi sadā gatiḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Mitrata (mitratā, मित्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Samarthya (sāmarthya, सामर्थ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Gati (गति, gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “amitro mitratāṃ yāti mitraṃ cāpi praduṣyati”
- amitro* -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mitratām -
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mitratā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- duṣyati -
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√duṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sāmarthyayogāt kāryāṇāṃ tadgatyā hi sadā gatiḥ”
- sāmarthya -
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sāmarthya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yogāt -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kāryāṇām -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gatyā* -
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gati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]gatī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 2471 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.