Sanskrit quote nr. 8744 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कराविव शरीरस्य नेत्रयोरिव पक्ष्मणी ।
अविचार्य प्रियं कुर्यात् तन् मित्रं मित्रमुच्यते ॥karāviva śarīrasya netrayoriva pakṣmaṇī |
avicārya priyaṃ kuryāt tan mitraṃ mitramucyate ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Pakshman (paksman, pakṣman, पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Avicarya (avicārya, अविचार्य): defined in 2 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “karāviva śarīrasya netrayoriva pakṣmaṇī”
- karāvi -
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kari (noun, masculine)[locative single]kari (noun, feminine)[locative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śarīrasya -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- netrayor -
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netra (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]netra (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pakṣmaṇī -
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pakṣman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “avicārya priyaṃ kuryāt tan mitraṃ mitramucyate”
- avicārya -
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avicārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avicārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
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 8744 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.