Sanskrit quote nr. 7029 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारिणि विश्रब्धे ।
शुद्धमतौ यः समाचरति पापम् ॥upakāriṇi viśrabdhe |
śuddhamatau yaḥ samācarati pāpam ||
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.
Upakarin (upakārin, उपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Vishrabdha (visrabdha, viśrabdha, विश्रब्ध, viśrabdhā, विश्रब्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Shuddhamati (suddhamati, śuddhamati, शुद्धमति): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Papam (pāpam, पापम्): defined in 1 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “upakāriṇi viśrabdhe”
- upakāriṇi -
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upakāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]upakārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]upakārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viśrabdhe -
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viśrabdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]viśrabdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśrabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “śuddhamatau yaḥ samācarati pāpam”
- śuddhamatau -
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śuddhamati (noun, masculine)[locative single]śuddhamati (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- acarati -
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acarat (noun, masculine)[locative single]acarat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pāpam -
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pāpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7029 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.