Sanskrit quote nr. 7102 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपभोगेन पुण्यानां प्राक्तनानां तथांहसाम् ।
कर्तव्यमिति नित्यानाम् अकामकरणात् तथा ॥upabhogena puṇyānāṃ prāktanānāṃ tathāṃhasām |
kartavyamiti nityānām akāmakaraṇāt tathā ||
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.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Praktana (prāktana, प्राक्तन): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Amhas (aṃhas, अंहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Nitya (नित्य, nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Akama (akāma, अकाम): defined in 8 categories.
Karana (karaṇa, करण): defined in 27 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upabhogena puṇyānāṃ prāktanānāṃ tathāṃhasām”
- upabhogena -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- puṇyānām -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puṇya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- prāktanānām -
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prāktana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāktana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṃhasām -
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aṃhas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “kartavyamiti nityānām akāmakaraṇāt tathā”
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nityānām -
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nitya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nitya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nityā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- akāma -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- karaṇāt -
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karaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]karaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7102 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.