Sanskrit quote nr. 1877 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपकारमसंप्राप्य तुष्येत् साधुरसाधुतः ।
नैषोऽलाभो भुजङ्गेन वेष्टितो यो न दश्यते ॥apakāramasaṃprāpya tuṣyet sādhurasādhutaḥ |
naiṣo'lābho bhujaṅgena veṣṭito yo na daśyate ||
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.
Apakara (apakāra, अपकार): defined in 8 categories.
Samprapya (samprāpya, सम्प्राप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Asadhu (asādhu, असाधु): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Naisha (naisa, naiṣa, नैष): defined in 2 categories.
Alabha (alābha, अलाभ): defined in 10 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Veshtita (vestita, veṣṭita, वेष्टित): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “apakāramasaṃprāpya tuṣyet sādhurasādhutaḥ”
- apakāram -
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apakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samprāpya -
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samprāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samprāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tuṣyet -
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√tuṣ (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- sādhur -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asādhu -
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asādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asādhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “naiṣo'lābho bhujaṅgena veṣṭito yo na daśyate”
- naiṣo' -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alābho* -
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alābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhujaṅgena -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- veṣṭito* -
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veṣṭita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √veṣṭ]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daśyate -
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√daṃś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√daṃś (verb class 10)[present passive third single]√daṃś (verb class 6)[present passive third 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 1877 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.