Sanskrit quote nr. 3135 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलमन्यैरुपालम्भैः कीर्तितैश्च व्यतिक्रमैः ।
पेशलं चानुरूपं च कर्तव्यं हितमात्मनः ॥alamanyairupālambhaiḥ kīrtitaiśca vyatikramaiḥ |
peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitamātmanaḥ ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Upalambha (upālambha, उपालम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Kirtita (kīrtita, कीर्तित): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vyatikrama (व्यतिक्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Peshalam (pesalam, peśalam, पेशलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of 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: “alamanyairupālambhaiḥ kīrtitaiśca vyatikramaiḥ”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyair -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upālambhaiḥ -
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upālambha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kīrtitaiś -
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kīrtita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kīrtita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]√kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyatikramaiḥ -
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vyatikrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitamātmanaḥ”
- peśalam -
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peśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]peśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]peśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]peśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- urū -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ūpam -
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ūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 3135 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.