Sanskrit quote nr. 7346 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ऋणं कृतं त्वदत्तं चेद् बाधतेऽत्र परत्र च ।
न नश्येद् दुष्कृतं तद्वद् भुक्तिं वा निष्कृतिं विना ॥

ṛṇaṃ kṛtaṃ tvadattaṃ ced bādhate'tra paratra ca |
na naśyed duṣkṛtaṃ tadvad bhuktiṃ vā niṣkṛtiṃ vinā ||

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.

Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Badhata (bādhatā, बाधता): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Paratra (परत्र): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dushkrit (duskrt, duṣkṛt, दुष्कृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dushkrita (duskrta, duṣkṛta, दुष्कृत): defined in 8 categories.
Tadvat (तद्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhukti (भुक्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Nishkriti (niskrti, niṣkṛti, निष्कृति): defined in 6 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Nepali, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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: “ṛṇaṃ kṛtaṃ tvadattaṃ ced bādhate'tra paratra ca
  • ṛṇam -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • attam -
  • attā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bādhate' -
  • bādhatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bādh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paratra -
  • paratra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “na naśyed duṣkṛtaṃ tadvad bhuktiṃ niṣkṛtiṃ vinā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naśyed -
  • naś (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • duṣkṛtam -
  • duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuktim -
  • bhukti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niṣkṛtim -
  • niṣkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    niṣkṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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 7346 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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