Sanskrit quote nr. 1074 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधर्मप्रतिषेधश्च न्यायमार्गेण वर्तनम् ।
उपकार्योपकारित्वम् इति वृत्तं महीपतेः ॥adharmapratiṣedhaśca nyāyamārgeṇa vartanam |
upakāryopakāritvam iti vṛttaṃ mahīpateḥ ||
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.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Pratishedha (pratisedha, pratiṣedha, प्रतिषेध): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Nyayam (nyāyam, न्यायम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nyaya (nyāya, न्याय): defined in 14 categories.
Arga (अर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Vartana (वर्तन): defined in 10 categories.
Upakarya (upakārya, उपकार्य, upakāryā, उपकार्या): defined in 5 categories.
Upakaritva (upakāritva, उपकारित्व): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “adharmapratiṣedhaśca nyāyamārgeṇa vartanam”
- adharma -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratiṣedhaś -
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pratiṣedha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nyāyam -
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nyāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- argeṇa -
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arga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vartanam -
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vartana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vartana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vartanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “upakāryopakāritvam iti vṛttaṃ mahīpateḥ”
- upakāryo -
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upakārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upakārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]upakārī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]upakāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upakāritvam -
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upakāritva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- mahīpateḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 1074 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.