Sanskrit quote nr. 101 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृतोपद्रवः कश्चिन् महानपि न पूज्यते ।
पूजयन्ति नरा नागान् न तार्क्ष्यं नागघातिनम् ॥akṛtopadravaḥ kaścin mahānapi na pūjyate |
pūjayanti narā nāgān na tārkṣyaṃ nāgaghātinam ||
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.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत, akṛtā, अकृता): defined in 8 categories.
Upadrava (उपद्रव): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Pujayat (pūjayat, पूजयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Tarkshya (tarksya, tārkṣya, तार्क्ष्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ghatin (ghātin, घातिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “akṛtopadravaḥ kaścin mahānapi na pūjyate”
- akṛto -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- upadravaḥ -
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upadrava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “pūjayanti narā nāgān na tārkṣyaṃ nāgaghātinam”
- pūjayanti -
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√pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nāgān -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tārkṣyam -
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tārkṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tārkṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghātinam -
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ghātin (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 101 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.