Sanskrit quote nr. 7165 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायं यं पुरस्कृत्य सेवते सेवकः प्रभुम् ।
अनन्तरज्ञस् तत्रैव योग्यं तं किल मन्यते ॥upāyaṃ yaṃ puraskṛtya sevate sevakaḥ prabhum |
anantarajñas tatraiva yogyaṃ taṃ kila manyate ||
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.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Puraskritya (puraskrtya, puraskṛtya, पुरस्कृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Sevaka (सेवक): defined in 13 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Anantara (अनन्तर): defined in 11 categories.
Jna (jña, ज्ञ): defined in 6 categories.
Tatraiva (तत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Yogya (योग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “upāyaṃ yaṃ puraskṛtya sevate sevakaḥ prabhum”
- upāyam -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- puraskṛtya -
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puraskṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sevate -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sevakaḥ -
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sevaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhum -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anantarajñas tatraiva yogyaṃ taṃ kila manyate”
- anantara -
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anantara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anantara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñas -
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jña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- yogyam -
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yogya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yogya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yogyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive 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 7165 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.