Sanskrit quote nr. 52 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकारणं रूपमकारणं कुलं महत्सु नीचेषु च कर्म शोभते ।
इदं हि रूपं परिभुतपूर्वकं तदेव भूयो बहुमानमागतं ॥akāraṇaṃ rūpamakāraṇaṃ kulaṃ mahatsu nīceṣu ca karma śobhate |
idaṃ hi rūpaṃ paribhutapūrvakaṃ tadeva bhūyo bahumānamāgataṃ ||
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.
Akaranam (akāraṇam, अकारणम्): defined in 3 categories.
Akarana (akāraṇa, अकारण): defined in 6 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Paribhu (paribhū, परिभू): defined in 2 categories.
Tapu (तपु): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Bahumana (bahumāna, बहुमान): defined in 5 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (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: “akāraṇaṃ rūpamakāraṇaṃ kulaṃ mahatsu nīceṣu ca karma śobhate”
- akāraṇam -
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akāraṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akāraṇam -
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akāraṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahatsu -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- nīceṣu -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[locative plural]nīca (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “idaṃ hi rūpaṃ paribhutapūrvakaṃ tadeva bhūyo bahumānamāgataṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paribhu -
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paribhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]paribhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]paribhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tapūr -
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tapu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akam -
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aka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūyo* -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bahumānam -
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bahumāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahumāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
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 52 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.