Sanskrit quote nr. 130 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अक्लेशादिव चिन्तितम् उपतिष्ठति सिद्धमेव पुण्यवताम् ।
उड्डीयापुण्यवतां गच्छन्ति कपोतकाः पश्य ॥akleśādiva cintitam upatiṣṭhati siddhameva puṇyavatām |
uḍḍīyāpuṇyavatāṃ gacchanti kapotakāḥ paśya ||
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.
Aklesha (aklesa, akleśa, अक्लेश): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित): defined in 6 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Punyavat (puṇyavat, पुण्यवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Apunya (apuṇya, अपुण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vata (vatā, वता): defined in 21 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kapotaka (कपोतक): defined in 3 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Tamil, Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “akleśādiva cintitam upatiṣṭhati siddhameva puṇyavatām”
- akleśād -
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akleśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cintitam -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cintita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cintitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- siddham -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]siddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṇyavatām -
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puṇyavat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puṇyavat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]puṇyavatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “uḍḍīyāpuṇyavatāṃ gacchanti kapotakāḥ paśya”
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍīyā -
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√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]
- apuṇya -
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apuṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apuṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vatām -
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vatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√van -> vatā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √van class 1 verb], [accusative single from √van class 8 verb]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kapotakāḥ -
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kapotaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
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 130 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.