Sanskrit quote nr. 2329 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिलषति न खलु पुरुषः ।
श्रियमपि कीर्त्या विनाकृतां कुशलः ॥abhilaṣati na khalu puruṣaḥ |
śriyamapi kīrtyā vinākṛtāṃ kuśalaḥ ||
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.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Kirtya (kīrtya, कीर्त्य, kīrtyā, कीर्त्या): defined in 2 categories.
Vinakrita (vinakrta, vinākṛtā, विनाकृता): defined in 1 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism
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: “abhilaṣati na khalu puruṣaḥ”
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- laṣati -
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√laṣ -> laṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √laṣ class 1 verb]√laṣ -> laṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √laṣ class 1 verb]√laṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śriyamapi kīrtyā vinākṛtāṃ kuśalaḥ”
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kīrtyā* -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīrtya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kīrtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kīrt -> kīrtya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
- vinākṛtām -
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vinākṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kuśalaḥ -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2329 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.