Sanskrit quote nr. 3638 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंमाने तपोवृद्धिः संम्मानाच्च तपःक्षयः ।
पूजया पुण्यहानिः स्यान् निन्दया सद्गतिर्भवेत् ॥asaṃmāne tapovṛddhiḥ saṃmmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ |
pūjayā puṇyahāniḥ syān nindayā sadgatirbhavet ||
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.
Asammana (asaṃmāna, असंमान): defined in 3 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.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Puja (pūjā, पूजा): defined in 15 categories.
Hani (hāni, हानि): defined in 11 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ninda (nindā, निन्दा): defined in 13 categories.
Sadgati (सद्गति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “asaṃmāne tapovṛddhiḥ saṃmmānācca tapaḥkṣayaḥ”
- asaṃmāne -
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asaṃmāna (noun, masculine)[locative 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]
- Cannot analyse saṃmmānācca*ta
- 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: “pūjayā puṇyahāniḥ syān nindayā sadgatirbhavet”
- pūjayā -
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pūjā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- puṇya -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṇ]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- hāniḥ -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- nindayā -
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nindā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sadgatir -
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sadgati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative 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 3638 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.