Sanskrit quote nr. 3587 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टादशपुराणेषु व्यासस्य वचनद्वयम् ।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu vyāsasya vacanadvayam |
paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam ||
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.
Ashtadasha (astadasa, aṣṭādaśa, अष्टादश): defined in 10 categories.
Purana (purāṇa, पुराण): defined in 25 categories.
Vyasa (vyāsa, व्यास): defined in 18 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Paropakara (paropakāra, परोपकार): defined in 5 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Pidana (pīḍana, पीडन): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “aṣṭādaśapurāṇeṣu vyāsasya vacanadvayam”
- aṣṭādaśa -
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aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- purāṇeṣu -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]purāṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vyāsasya -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vacana -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam”
- paropakāraḥ -
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paropakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṇyāya -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[dative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[dative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- pāpāya -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[dative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pīḍanam -
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pīḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pīḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3587 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.