Sanskrit quote nr. 9072 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कल्याणहितवान् भूपो गुरूणां दोषगुप्तकः ।
सममतिः सुखे दुःखे समरे चापलायितः ॥kalyāṇahitavān bhūpo gurūṇāṃ doṣaguptakaḥ |
samamatiḥ sukhe duḥkhe samare cāpalāyitaḥ ||
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.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Hitavat (हितवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhupa (bhūpa, भूप): defined in 8 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Guptaka (गुप्तक): defined in 4 categories.
Samamati (सममति): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Samara (समर): defined in 11 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil
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: “kalyāṇahitavān bhūpo gurūṇāṃ doṣaguptakaḥ”
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hitavān -
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hitavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hi -> hitavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- bhūpo* -
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bhūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gurūṇām -
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guru (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guru (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- doṣa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]doṣan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- guptakaḥ -
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guptaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “samamatiḥ sukhe duḥkhe samare cāpalāyitaḥ”
- samamatiḥ -
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samamati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]samamati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sukhe -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- duḥkhe -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[locative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samare -
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samara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cāpalā -
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cāpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āyitaḥ -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i]
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 9072 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.