Sanskrit quote nr. 4441 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचाराल्लभते ह्यायुर् आचाराल्लभते श्रियम् ।
आचारात् कीर्तिमाप्नोति पुरुषः प्रेत्य चेह च ॥ācārāllabhate hyāyur ācārāllabhate śriyam |
ācārāt kīrtimāpnoti puruṣaḥ pretya ceha ca ||
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.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Pretya (प्रेत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 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, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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 hyāyur ācārāllabhate śriyam”
- ācārāl -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- labhate -
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√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]
- hyā -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācārāl -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- labhate -
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√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]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ācārāt kīrtimāpnoti puruṣaḥ pretya ceha ca”
- ācārāt -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kīrtim -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pretya -
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pretya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ceha -
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√cah (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 4441 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.