Sanskrit quote nr. 7166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायकुशलं वैद्यं भृत्यसंदूषणे रतम् ।
शूरमैश्वर्यकामं च यो न हन्ति स वध्यते ॥upāyakuśalaṃ vaidyaṃ bhṛtyasaṃdūṣaṇe ratam |
śūramaiśvaryakāmaṃ ca yo na hanti sa vadhyate ||
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.
Kushalam (kusalam, kuśalam, कुशलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Sandushana (sandusana, sandūṣaṇa, सन्दूषण, sandūṣaṇā, सन्दूषणा): defined in 2 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Aishvari (aisvari, aiśvari, ऐश्वरि, aiśvarī, ऐश्वरी): defined in 2 categories.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Akama (akāma, अकाम): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vadhyat (वध्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vadhyata (vadhyatā, वध्यता): defined in 1 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, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “upāyakuśalaṃ vaidyaṃ bhṛtyasaṃdūṣaṇe ratam”
- upāya -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśalam -
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kuśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaidyam -
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vaidya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaidya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaidyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhṛtya -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhṛ]
- sandūṣaṇe -
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sandūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]sandūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sandūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ratam -
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rata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “śūramaiśvaryakāmaṃ ca yo na hanti sa vadhyate”
- śūram -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aiśvarya -
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aiśvari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aiśvarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akāmam -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadhyate -
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vadhyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]vadhyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]vadhyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7166 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.