Sanskrit quote nr. 7291 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ऊनेनापि हि तुच्छेन वैरिणापि कथंचन ।
मैत्री बुद्धिमता कार्या आपद्यपि निवर्तते ॥

ūnenāpi hi tucchena vairiṇāpi kathaṃcana |
maitrī buddhimatā kāryā āpadyapi nivartate ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Una (ūna, ऊन): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tuccha (तुच्छ): defined in 8 categories.
Vairina (vairiṇa, वैरिण, vairiṇā, वैरिणा): defined in 2 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Maitri (मैत्रि, maitrī, मैत्री): defined in 14 categories.
Maitrin (मैत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Buddhimat (बुद्धिमत्): defined in 5 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nivarta (निवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), 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: “ūnenāpi hi tucchena vairiṇāpi kathaṃcana
  • ūnenā -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ūna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tucchena -
  • tuccha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tuccha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vairiṇā -
  • vairiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vairiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vairiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vairi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vairin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vairin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “maitrī buddhimatā kāryā āpadyapi nivartate
  • maitrī -
  • maitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    maitri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maitrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddhimatā -
  • buddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    buddhimat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    buddhimatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • āpadya -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nivarta -
  • nivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nivarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7291 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.

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