Sanskrit quote nr. 86 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकुलीनस्तु पुरुषः प्रकृतः साधुसंक्षयात् ।
दुर्लभैश्वर्यसंप्राप्तो गर्वितः शत्रुतां व्रजेत् ॥akulīnastu puruṣaḥ prakṛtaḥ sādhusaṃkṣayāt |
durlabhaiśvaryasaṃprāpto garvitaḥ śatrutāṃ vrajet ||
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.
Akulina (akulīna, अकुलीन): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prakṛta, प्रकृत): defined in 12 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Sankshaya (sanksaya, saṅkṣaya, सङ्क्षय): defined in 5 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ, durlabhā, दुर्लभा): defined in 15 categories.
Aishvari (aisvari, aiśvari, ऐश्वरि, aiśvarī, ऐश्वरी): defined in 2 categories.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Asamprapta (asamprāpta, असम्प्राप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Garvita (गर्वित): defined in 9 categories.
Shatruta (satruta, śatrutā, शत्रुता): defined in 2 categories.
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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: “akulīnastu puruṣaḥ prakṛtaḥ sādhusaṃkṣayāt”
- akulīnas -
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akulīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakṛtaḥ -
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prakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅkṣayāt -
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saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “durlabhaiśvaryasaṃprāpto garvitaḥ śatrutāṃ vrajet”
- durlabhai -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- asamprāpto* -
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asamprāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- garvitaḥ -
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garvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatrutām -
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śatrutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active 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 86 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.