Sanskrit quote nr. 6571 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्थायोत्थाय पापेष्वभिरमति मतिर्मन्दबुद्धेर्यदा ते ।
नैवेद्वेगो न शान्तिर्न च भवति घृणा कुर्वतः कर्म निन्द्यम् ॥utthāyotthāya pāpeṣvabhiramati matirmandabuddheryadā te |
naivedvego na śāntirna ca bhavati ghṛṇā kurvataḥ karma nindyam ||
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.
Utthayotthaya (utthāyotthāya, उत्थायोत्थाय): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Mandabuddhi (मन्दबुद्धि): defined in 5 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ghrina (ghrna, ghṛṇā, घृणा): defined in 6 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Nindya (निन्द्य): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “utthāyotthāya pāpeṣvabhiramati matirmandabuddheryadā te”
- utthāyotthāya -
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utthāyotthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāpeṣva -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pāpa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- abhir -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- amati -
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amati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- matir -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mandabuddher -
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mandabuddhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mandabuddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “naivedvego na śāntirna ca bhavati ghṛṇā kurvataḥ karma nindyam”
- Cannot analyse naivedvego*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāntir -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ghṛṇā -
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ghṛṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kurvataḥ -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nindyam -
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nindya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nindya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nindyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
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 6571 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.