Sanskrit quote nr. 1915 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपमानं पुरस्कृत्य मानं कृत्वा तु पृष्ठतः ।
स्वार्थमभ्युद्धरेत् प्राज्ञः कार्यध्वंसो हि मूर्खता ॥apamānaṃ puraskṛtya mānaṃ kṛtvā tu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
svārthamabhyuddharet prājñaḥ kāryadhvaṃso hi mūrkhatā ||
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.
Apamana (apamāna, अपमान): defined in 6 categories.
Puraskritya (puraskrtya, puraskṛtya, पुरस्कृत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ): defined in 11 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Murkhata (mūrkhatā, मूर्खता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali
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: “apamānaṃ puraskṛtya mānaṃ kṛtvā tu pṛṣṭhataḥ”
- apamānam -
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apamāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- puraskṛtya -
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puraskṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- 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]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pṛṣṭhataḥ -
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pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “svārthamabhyuddharet prājñaḥ kāryadhvaṃso hi mūrkhatā”
- svārtham -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhyud -
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abhyud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dharet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- prājñaḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryadhvaṃ -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[imperative passive second plural]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mūrkhatā -
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mūrkhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1915 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.