Sanskrit quote nr. 1328 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनाप्तपुण्योपचयैर्दुरापा फलस्य निर्धूतरजाः सवित्री ।
तुल्या भवद्दर्शनसंपदेषा वृष्टेर्दिवो वीतबलाहकायाः ॥anāptapuṇyopacayairdurāpā phalasya nirdhūtarajāḥ savitrī |
tulyā bhavaddarśanasaṃpadeṣā vṛṣṭerdivo vītabalāhakāyāḥ ||
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.
Anapta (anāpta, अनाप्त): defined in 2 categories.
Upacaya (उपचय): defined in 9 categories.
Durapa (durāpā, दुरापा): defined in 2 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Nirdhuta (nirdhūta, निर्धूत): defined in 4 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Savitri (savitrī, सवित्री): defined in 11 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य, tulyā, तुल्या): defined in 14 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Darshana (darsana, darśana, दर्शन): defined in 18 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष, iṣā, इषा): defined in 15 categories.
Vrishti (vrsti, vṛṣṭi, वृष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Vita (vīta, वीत): defined in 9 categories.
Balahaka (balāhaka, बलाहक): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “anāptapuṇyopacayairdurāpā phalasya nirdhūtarajāḥ savitrī”
- anāpta -
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anāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṇyo -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṇ]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- upacayair -
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upacaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- durāpā -
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durāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- phalasya -
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phala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]phala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nirdhūta -
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nirdhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirdhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajāḥ -
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raja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rajas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- savitrī -
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savitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “tulyā bhavaddarśanasaṃpadeṣā vṛṣṭerdivo vītabalāhakāyāḥ”
- tulyā* -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tulyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
- bhavad -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- darśana -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampade -
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sampada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iṣā* -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛṣṭer -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- divo* -
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div (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- vīta -
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vīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vī (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- balāhakāyā -
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balāhaka (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 1328 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.