Sanskrit quote nr. 8860 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कर्तव्यान्येव मित्राणि सबलान्यबलानि च ।
हस्तियूथं वने बद्धं मूषकैर्यद् विमोचितम् ॥

kartavyānyeva mitrāṇi sabalānyabalāni ca |
hastiyūthaṃ vane baddhaṃ mūṣakairyad vimocitam ||

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.

Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Abala (अबल): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Hastiyutha (hastiyūtha, हस्तियूथ): defined in 1 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 14 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Mushaka (musaka, mūṣaka, मूषक): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vimocita (विमोचित): defined in 3 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, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “kartavyānyeva mitrāṇi sabalānyabalāni ca
  • kartavyānye -
  • kartavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitrāṇi -
  • mitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sabalānya -
  • sabala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abalāni -
  • abala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “hastiyūthaṃ vane baddhaṃ mūṣakairyad vimocitam
  • hastiyūtham -
  • hastiyūtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vane -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • baddham -
  • baddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    baddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    baddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūṣakair -
  • mūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vimocitam -
  • vimocita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimocita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimocitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 8860 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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