Sanskrit quote nr. 1917 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपमानात् तपोवृद्धिः संमानाच्च तपःक्षयः ।
अर्चितः पूजितो विप्रो दुग्धा गौरिव गच्छति ॥apamānāt tapovṛddhiḥ saṃmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ |
arcitaḥ pūjito vipro dugdhā gauriva gacchati ||
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.
Apamana (apamāna, अपमान): defined in 6 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapu (तपु): defined in 6 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Arcitri (arcitr, arcitṛ, अर्चितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Arcita (अर्चित): defined in 7 categories.
Pujita (pūjita, पूजित): defined in 10 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Dugdha (दुग्ध, dugdhā, दुग्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Gauriva (गौरिव): defined in 1 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “apamānāt tapovṛddhiḥ saṃmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ”
- apamānāt -
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apamāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tapo -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tapu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]tapu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vṛddhiḥ -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānāc -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √man class 4 verb], [ablative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣayaḥ -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṣi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “arcitaḥ pūjito vipro dugdhā gauriva gacchati”
- arcitaḥ -
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arcitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]arcita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ṛc]
- pūjito* -
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pūjita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
- vipro* -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dugdhā* -
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dugdha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dugdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gauriva -
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gauriva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active 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 1917 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.