Sanskrit quote nr. 2304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिमतसिद्धिरशेषा ।
भवति हि पुरुषस्य पुरुषकारेण ॥abhimatasiddhiraśeṣā |
bhavati hi puruṣasya puruṣakāreṇa ||
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.
Abhimata (अभिमत): defined in 6 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Purushakara (purusakara, puruṣakāra, पुरुषकार): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “abhimatasiddhiraśeṣā”
- abhimata -
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abhimata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhimata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhir -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśeṣā -
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aśeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhavati hi puruṣasya puruṣakāreṇa”
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- puruṣakāreṇa -
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puruṣakāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 2304 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.