Sanskrit quote nr. 419 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अज्ञातकुलशीलेऽपि प्रीतिं कुर्वन्ति वानराः ।
आत्मार्थे च न रोदन्ति रोदन्ति त्वितरे जनाः ॥

ajñātakulaśīle'pi prītiṃ kurvanti vānarāḥ |
ātmārthe ca na rodanti rodanti tvitare janāḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ajnatakulashila (ajnatakulasila, ajñātakulaśīla, अज्ञातकुलशील, ajñātakulaśīlā, अज्ञातकुलशीला): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Atmarthe (ātmārthe, आत्मार्थे): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism

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: “ajñātakulaśīle'pi prītiṃ kurvanti vānarāḥ
  • ajñātakulaśīle' -
  • ajñātakulaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ajñātakulaśīla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ajñātakulaśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prītim -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • vānarāḥ -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ātmārthe ca na rodanti rodanti tvitare janāḥ
  • ātmārthe -
  • ātmārthe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udanti -
  • ud -> udat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 6 verb]
    ud -> udantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udanti -
  • ud -> udat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 6 verb]
    ud -> udantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ud class 6 verb]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • itare -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    itarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 419 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.

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