Sanskrit quote nr. 7032 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारे कृतज्ञत्वम् अपकारे कृतघ्नता ।
विषयस्य गुणावेतौ कर्तुः स्यातां विपर्ययौ ॥upakāre kṛtajñatvam apakāre kṛtaghnatā |
viṣayasya guṇāvetau kartuḥ syātāṃ viparyayau ||
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.
Kritajnatva (krtajnatva, kṛtajñatva, कृतज्ञत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Apakara (apakāra, अपकार): defined in 8 categories.
Kritaghnata (krtaghnata, kṛtaghnatā, कृतघ्नता): defined in 1 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Viparyaya (विपर्यय): defined in 16 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “upakāre kṛtajñatvam apakāre kṛtaghnatā”
- upakāre -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kṛtajñatvam -
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kṛtajñatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apakāre -
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apakāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kṛtaghnatā -
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kṛtaghnatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “viṣayasya guṇāvetau kartuḥ syātāṃ viparyayau”
- viṣayasya -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- guṇāve -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- etau -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kartuḥ -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kartu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- syātām -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third dual]
- viparyayau -
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viparyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 7032 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.