Sanskrit quote nr. 1084 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधर्मोपार्जितैरर्थैर्यः करोत्यौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ।
न स तस्य फलं प्रेत्य भुङ्क्तेऽर्थस्य दुरागमात् ॥

adharmopārjitairarthairyaḥ karotyaurdhvadehikam |
na sa tasya phalaṃ pretya bhuṅkte'rthasya durāgamāt ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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, adharmā, अधर्मा): defined in 14 categories.
Uparjita (upārjita, उपार्जित): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 22 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Aurdhvadehika (और्ध्वदेहिक): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Pretya (प्रेत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Duragama (durāgama, दुरागम): defined in 1 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, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

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: “adharmopārjitairarthairyaḥ karotyaurdhvadehikam
  • adharmo -
  • adharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upārjitair -
  • upārjita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upārjita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • arthair -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karotyau -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • aurdhvadehikam -
  • aurdhvadehika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aurdhvadehika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aurdhvadehikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na sa tasya phalaṃ pretya bhuṅkte'rthasya durāgamāt
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pretya -
  • pretya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhuṅkte' -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • arthasya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • durāgamāt -
  • durāgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1084 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.

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