Sanskrit quote nr. 1394 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनिराकृततापसंपदं फलहीनां सुमनोभिरुज्झिताम् ।
खलतां खलनामिवासतीं प्रतिपद्येत कथं बुधो जनः ॥

anirākṛtatāpasaṃpadaṃ phalahīnāṃ sumanobhirujjhitām |
khalatāṃ khalanāmivāsatīṃ pratipadyeta kathaṃ budho janaḥ ||

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.

Anirakrita (anirakrta, anirākṛta, अनिराकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Tapasa (tāpasa, तापस): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Phalahi (phalahī, फलही): defined in 3 categories.
Phalahina (phalahīnā, फलहीना): defined in 3 categories.
Ujjhita (ujjhitā, उज्झिता): defined in 10 categories.
Khalata (khalatā, खलता): defined in 2 categories.
Khalat (खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asati (asatī, असती): defined in 5 categories.
Pratipad (प्रतिपद्): defined in 5 categories.
Pratipadi (pratipadī, प्रतिपदी): defined in 2 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (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: “anirākṛtatāpasaṃpadaṃ phalahīnāṃ sumanobhirujjhitām
  • anirākṛta -
  • anirākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anirākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpasam -
  • tāpasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāpasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāpasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • padam -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • phalahīnām -
  • phalahī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    phalahīnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sumanobhir -
  • sumanas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sumanas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ujjhitām -
  • ujjhitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ujjh -> ujjhitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “khalatāṃ khalanāmivāsatīṃ pratipadyeta kathaṃ budho janaḥ
  • khalatām -
  • khalatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    khal -> khalat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √khal class 1 verb]
    khal -> khalat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √khal class 1 verb]
    khal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • khalan -
  • khal -> khalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khal class 1 verb]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asatīm -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratipadye -
  • pratipadī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratipad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • eta -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • budho* -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    budh (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    budh (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janaḥ -
  • janas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 1394 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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