Sanskrit quote nr. 7012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारः परो धर्मः परोऽर्थः कर्मनैपुणम् ।
पात्रे दानं परः कामः परो मोक्षो वितृष्णता ॥upakāraḥ paro dharmaḥ paro'rthaḥ karmanaipuṇam |
pātre dānaṃ paraḥ kāmaḥ paro mokṣo vitṛṣṇatā ||
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.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Paru (परु): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Naipuna (naipuṇa, नैपुण): defined in 1 categories.
Patri (patr, pātṛ, पातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Patra (pātra, पात्र): defined in 20 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Vitrishnata (vitrsnata, vitṛṣṇatā, वितृष्णता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Jain 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: “upakāraḥ paro dharmaḥ paro'rthaḥ karmanaipuṇam”
- upakāraḥ -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paro' -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]paru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- arthaḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- naipuṇam -
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naipuṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naipuṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naipuṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pātre dānaṃ paraḥ kāmaḥ paro mokṣo vitṛṣṇatā”
- pātre -
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pātṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]pātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mokṣo* -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vitṛṣṇatā -
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vitṛṣṇatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7012 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.