Sanskrit quote nr. 1454 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुत्तमानुभावस्य परैरपिहितौजसः ।
अकार्यसुहृदोऽस्माकम् अपूर्वास्तव कीर्तयः ॥anuttamānubhāvasya parairapihitaujasaḥ |
akāryasuhṛdo'smākam apūrvāstava kīrtayaḥ ||
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.
Anuttama (अनुत्तम): defined in 5 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Apihita (अपिहित, apihitā, अपिहिता): defined in 2 categories.
Apihiti (अपिहिति): defined in 1 categories.
Ojas (ओजस्): defined in 8 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Akarya (akārya, अकार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Asuhrid (asuhrd, asuhṛd, असुहृद्): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व, apūrvā, अपूर्वा): defined in 12 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anuttamānubhāvasya parairapihitaujasaḥ”
- anuttamān -
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anuttama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhāva -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- parair -
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para (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- apihitau -
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apihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]apihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]apihiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ojasaḥ -
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ojas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ojas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “akāryasuhṛdo'smākam apūrvāstava kīrtayaḥ”
- akārya -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third single]
- asuhṛdo' -
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asuhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]asuhṛd (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- apūrvās -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]apūrvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- kīrtayaḥ -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kīrti (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 1454 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.