Sanskrit quote nr. 4439 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आचाराल्लभते धर्मम् आचाराल्लभते धनम् ।
आचाराच्छ्रियमाप्नोति आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम् ॥

ācārāllabhate dharmam ācārāllabhate dhanam |
ācārācchriyamāpnoti ācāro hantyalakṣaṇam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Hanti (हन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Alakshana (alaksana, alakṣaṇa, अलक्षण): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “ācārāllabhate dharmam ācārāllabhate dhanam
  • ācārāl -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ācārāl -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • dhanam -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ācārācchriyamāpnoti ācāro hantyalakṣaṇam
  • ācārācch -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • ācāro* -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hantya -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • alakṣaṇam -
  • alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4439 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.

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