Sanskrit quote nr. 7036 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकार्योपकारित्वं दूरे चेत् सा हि मित्रता ।
पुष्पवन्तौ किमासन्नौ पश्य कैरवपद्मयोः ॥upakāryopakāritvaṃ dūre cet sā hi mitratā |
puṣpavantau kimāsannau paśya kairavapadmayoḥ ||
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.
Upakarya (upakārya, उपकार्य, upakāryā, उपकार्या): defined in 5 categories.
Upakaritva (upakāritva, उपकारित्व): defined in 1 categories.
Dure (dūre, दूरे): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mitrata (mitratā, मित्रता): defined in 1 categories.
Pushpavat (puspavat, puṣpavat, पुष्पवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Asanna (āsanna, आसन्न): defined in 9 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Kairava (कैरव): defined in 5 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kavya (poetry), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “upakāryopakāritvaṃ dūre cet sā hi mitratā”
- upakāryo -
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upakārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upakārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]upakārī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]upakāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upakāritvam -
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upakāritva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūre -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse cet*sā
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mitratā -
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mitratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “puṣpavantau kimāsannau paśya kairavapadmayoḥ”
- puṣpavantau -
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puṣpavat (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āsannau -
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āsanna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- kairava -
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kairava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kairava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padmayoḥ -
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padma (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]padma (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]padmā (noun, feminine)[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 7036 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.