Sanskrit quote nr. 7024 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारादृतेऽप्याशु मित्रं श्रेयसि तिष्ठति ।
मित्रवान् साधयत्यर्थान् दुःसाध्यानप्यनादरात् ॥upakārādṛte'pyāśu mitraṃ śreyasi tiṣṭhati |
mitravān sādhayatyarthān duḥsādhyānapyanādarāt ||
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.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreyasi (sreyasi, śreyasī, श्रेयसी): defined in 5 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Mitravat (मित्रवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadhayat (sādhayat, साधयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Duhsadhya (duḥsādhya, दुःसाध्य): defined in 6 categories.
Anadara (anādara, अनादर): defined in 8 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “upakārādṛte'pyāśu mitraṃ śreyasi tiṣṭhati”
- upakārād -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte' -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śreyasi -
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śreyasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śreyas (noun, masculine)[locative single]śreyas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “mitravān sādhayatyarthān duḥsādhyānapyanādarāt”
- mitravān -
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mitravat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhayatya -
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√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]√sidh (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- arthān -
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artha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- duḥsādhyān -
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duḥsādhya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anādarāt -
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anādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]anādara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 7024 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.