Sanskrit quote nr. 7039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकृतवताप्यनार्ये ।
नाश्वसितव्यं कृतिप्रियोऽस्मीति ॥upakṛtavatāpyanārye |
nāśvasitavyaṃ kṛtipriyo'smīti ||
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.
Upakrita (upakrta, upakṛta, उपकृत): defined in 4 categories.
Vata (वत, vatā, वता): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anarya (anārya, अनार्य, anāryā, अनार्या): defined in 7 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “upakṛtavatāpyanārye”
- upakṛta -
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upakṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upakṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatā -
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vata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van -> vata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √van class 1 verb], [vocative single from √van class 8 verb]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
- 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]
- anārye -
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anārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]anārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “nāśvasitavyaṃ kṛtipriyo'smīti”
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvasitavyam -
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√śvas -> śvasitavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śvas class 2 verb]√śvas -> śvasitavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
- kṛti -
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kṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛtin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛtin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- priyo' -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 7039 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.