Sanskrit quote nr. 8852 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्तव्यं न करोति बन्धुभिरपि स्नेहात्मभिर्बोधितः ।
कामित्वादवमन्यते हितमतं धीरोऽप्यभीष्टं नरः ॥kartavyaṃ na karoti bandhubhirapi snehātmabhirbodhitaḥ |
kāmitvādavamanyate hitamataṃ dhīro'pyabhīṣṭaṃ naraḥ ||
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.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Snehan (स्नेहन्): defined in 1 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Bodhita (बोधित): defined in 4 categories.
Kamitva (kāmitva, कामित्व): defined in 3 categories.
Avamanya (अवमन्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abhishta (abhista, abhīṣṭa, अभीष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “kartavyaṃ na karoti bandhubhirapi snehātmabhirbodhitaḥ”
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (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 -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- bandhubhir -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- snehā -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]snehan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√snih (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ātmabhir -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bodhitaḥ -
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bodhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√budh -> bodhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √budh]
- Line 2: “kāmitvādavamanyate hitamataṃ dhīro'pyabhīṣṭaṃ naraḥ”
- kāmitvād -
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kāmitva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avamanya -
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avamanya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhīro' -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abhīṣṭam -
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abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhīṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8852 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.