Sanskrit quote nr. 6418 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कर्षो नैव नित्यः स्यान्नापकर्षस् तथैव च ।
प्राक् कर्मवशतो नित्यं सधनो निर्धनो भवेत् ॥utkarṣo naiva nityaḥ syānnāpakarṣas tathaiva ca |
prāk karmavaśato nityaṃ sadhano nirdhano bhavet ||
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.
Utkarsha (utkarsa, utkarṣa, उत्कर्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 categories.
Karmavasha (karmavasa, karmavaśa, कर्मवश): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sadhana (सधन): defined in 21 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “utkarṣo naiva nityaḥ syānnāpakarṣas tathaiva ca”
- utkarṣo* -
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utkarṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nityaḥ -
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nitya (noun, masculine)[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]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- akarṣas -
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√kṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prāk karmavaśato nityaṃ sadhano nirdhano bhavet”
- prāk -
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prāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karmavaśa -
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karmavaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmavaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sadhano* -
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sadhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirdhano* -
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nirdhana (noun, masculine)[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 6418 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.