Sanskrit quote nr. 1126 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्य सकलं श्रुतं चेरमुपास्य घोरं तपो यदिच्छसि फलं तयोरह हि लाभपूजादिकम् ।
छिनत्सि तरुपल्लवप्रसरमेव शून्याशयः कथं समुपलिप्सते सुरसमस्य पक्वं फलम् ॥adhītya sakalaṃ śrutaṃ ceramupāsya ghoraṃ tapo yadicchasi phalaṃ tayoraha hi lābhapūjādikam |
chinatsi tarupallavaprasarameva śūnyāśayaḥ kathaṃ samupalipsate surasamasya pakvaṃ phalam ||
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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Ghoram (घोरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghora (घोर): defined in 15 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Puja (pūjā, पूजा): defined in 15 categories.
Dikam (दिकम्): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shunyashaya (sunyasaya, śūnyāśaya, शून्याशय): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Surasama (सुरसम): defined in 1 categories.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “adhītya sakalaṃ śrutaṃ ceramupāsya ghoraṃ tapo yadicchasi phalaṃ tayoraha hi lābhapūjādikam”
- adhītya -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sakalam -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sakalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- cera -
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√car (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāsya -
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√pas -> pāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pas class 1 verb]√pas -> pāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pas class 1 verb]
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapo* -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- raha -
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raha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√rah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lābha -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūjā -
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pūjā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dikam -
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dikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “chinatsi tarupallavaprasarameva śūnyāśayaḥ kathaṃ samupalipsate surasamasya pakvaṃ phalam”
- chinatsi -
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√chid (verb class 7)[present active second single]
- taru -
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taru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]taru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pallava -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaram -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prasara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prasarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūnyāśayaḥ -
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śūnyāśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samupa -
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samupa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- lipsate -
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√labh (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- surasamasya -
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surasama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]surasama (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pakvam -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1126 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.