Sanskrit quote nr. 8791 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति सुहृदां दैन्यम् अहितानां तथा मुदम् ।
अकाले च जरां पित्रोः कुसुतः कुरुते ध्रुवम् ॥karoti suhṛdāṃ dainyam ahitānāṃ tathā mudam |
akāle ca jarāṃ pitroḥ kusutaḥ kurute dhruvam ||
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.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ahita (अहित, ahitā, अहिता): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद): defined in 12 categories.
Akale (akāle, अकाले): defined in 1 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल, akālā, अकाला): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Kusuta (कुसुत): defined in 1 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “karoti suhṛdāṃ dainyam ahitānāṃ tathā mudam”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- suhṛdām -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dainyam -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ahitānām -
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ahita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ahita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]ahitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mudam -
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muda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mud (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “akāle ca jarāṃ pitroḥ kusutaḥ kurute dhruvam”
- akāle -
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akāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāle (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jarām -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pitroḥ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kusutaḥ -
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kusuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- 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 8791 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.