Sanskrit quote nr. 7009 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारं सुहृद्वर्गे योऽपकारं च शत्रुषु ।
नृमेघो वर्षति प्राज्ञस् तस्येच्छन्ति सदोन्नतिम् ॥upakāraṃ suhṛdvarge yo'pakāraṃ ca śatruṣu |
nṛmegho varṣati prājñas tasyecchanti sadonnatim ||
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.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Varga (वर्ग, vargā, वर्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Apakara (apakāra, अपकार): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Nrimegha (nrmegha, nṛmegha, नृमेघ): defined in 1 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Shanti (santi, śanti, शन्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upakāraṃ suhṛdvarge yo'pakāraṃ ca śatruṣu”
- upakāram -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- suhṛd -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- varge -
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varga (noun, masculine)[locative single]vargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apakāram -
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apakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatruṣu -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “nṛmegho varṣati prājñas tasyecchanti sadonnatim”
- nṛmegho* -
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nṛmegha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- varṣati -
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varṣat (noun, masculine)[locative single]varṣat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prājñas -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasyecch -
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√tas (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- śanti -
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śanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sado -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- unnatim -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 7009 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.