Sanskrit quote nr. 7008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकर्त्रारिणा संधिर् न मित्रेणापकारिणा ।
उपकारापकारौ हि लक्ष्यं लक्षणमेतयोः ॥upakartrāriṇā saṃdhir na mitreṇāpakāriṇā |
upakārāpakārau hi lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇametayoḥ ||
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.
Upakartri (upakartr, upakartṛ, उपकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Apakarin (apakārin, अपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Upakarapakara (upakārāpakāra, उपकारापकार): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “upakartrāriṇā saṃdhir na mitreṇāpakāriṇā”
- upakartrā -
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upakartṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ariṇā -
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ari (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ari (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]arin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sandhir -
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sandhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mitreṇā -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mitra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- apakāriṇā -
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apakārin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]apakārin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “upakārāpakārau hi lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇametayoḥ”
- upakārāpakārau -
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upakārāpakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etayoḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]etā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 7008 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.