Sanskrit quote nr. 115 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृष्टफलमूलेन वनवासरतः सदा ।
कुरुतेऽहरहः श्राद्धम् ऋषिर्विप्रः स उच्यते ॥akṛṣṭaphalamūlena vanavāsarataḥ sadā |
kurute'harahaḥ śrāddham ṛṣirvipraḥ sa ucyate ||
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.
Akrishta (akrsta, akṛṣṭa, अकृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Phalamula (phalamūla, फलमूल): defined in 5 categories.
Vanavasa (vanavāsa, वनवास): defined in 6 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Ahara (अहर): defined in 15 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śrāddha, श्राद्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Rishi (rsi, ṛṣi, ऋषि): defined in 16 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “akṛṣṭaphalamūlena vanavāsarataḥ sadā”
- akṛṣṭa -
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akṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalamūlena -
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phalamūla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vanavāsa -
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vanavāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vanavāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rataḥ -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kurute'harahaḥ śrāddham ṛṣirvipraḥ sa ucyate”
- kurute' -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- ahara -
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ahara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- haḥ -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrāddham -
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śrāddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrāddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛṣir -
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ṛṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipraḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive 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 115 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.