Sanskrit quote nr. 8048 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च ज्ञातयो बान्धवास् तथा ।
तेषु स्नेहो न कर्तव्यो विप्रयोगो हि तैर्ध्रुवम् ॥evaṃ putrāśca pautrāśca jñātayo bāndhavās tathā |
teṣu sneho na kartavyo viprayogo hi tairdhruvam ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Putra (पुत्र, putrā, पुत्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pautra (पौत्र): defined in 6 categories.
Jnati (jñāti, ज्ञाति): defined in 6 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Viprayoga (विप्रयोग): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “evaṃ putrāśca pautrāśca jñātayo bāndhavās tathā”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- putrāś -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pautrāś -
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pautra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñātayo* -
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jñāti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bāndhavās -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “teṣu sneho na kartavyo viprayogo hi tairdhruvam”
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- sneho* -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyo* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- viprayogo* -
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viprayoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[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 8048 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.