Sanskrit quote nr. 7035 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारेण वीरस्तु प्रतिकारेण युज्यते ।
अकृतज्ञोऽप्रतिकृतो हन्ति सत्त्ववतां मनः ॥upakāreṇa vīrastu pratikāreṇa yujyate |
akṛtajño'pratikṛto hanti sattvavatāṃ manaḥ ||
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.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pratikara (pratikāra, प्रतिकार): defined in 8 categories.
Akritajna (akrtajna, akṛtajña, अकृतज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Aprati (अप्रति): defined in 2 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Sattvavat (सत्त्ववत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 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, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “upakāreṇa vīrastu pratikāreṇa yujyate”
- upakāreṇa -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vīras -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pratikāreṇa -
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pratikāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “akṛtajño'pratikṛto hanti sattvavatāṃ manaḥ”
- akṛtajño' -
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akṛtajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aprati -
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aprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aprati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aprati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛto* -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sattvavatām -
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sattvavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sattvavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sattvavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7035 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.