Sanskrit quote nr. 111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृत्वा हेलया पादम् उच्चैर्मूर्धसु विद्विषाम् ।
कथंकारमनालम्बा कीर्तिर्द्यामधिरोहति ॥akṛtvā helayā pādam uccairmūrdhasu vidviṣām |
kathaṃkāramanālambā kīrtirdyāmadhirohati ||
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.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hela (helā, हेला): defined in 11 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Vidvish (vidvis, vidviṣ, विद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidvisha (vidvisa, vidviṣā, विद्विषा): defined in 3 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (kāra, कार): defined in 21 categories.
Analamba (anālambā, अनालम्बा): defined in 3 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “akṛtvā helayā pādam uccairmūrdhasu vidviṣām”
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- helayā -
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helā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pādam -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mūrdhasu -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vidviṣām -
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vidviṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidviṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kathaṃkāramanālambā kīrtirdyāmadhirohati”
- kathaṅ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāram -
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kāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- anālambā -
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anālambā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dyāma -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- dhir -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ohati -
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√uh -> ohat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √uh class 1 verb]√uh -> ohat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √uh class 1 verb]√uh (verb class 1)[present 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 111 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.