Sanskrit quote nr. 6609 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पलस्य हि रक्तिमा साधोः परोपकारिता ।
असाधोः करुणाभावः स्वभावास्त्रिविधा यथा ॥utpalasya hi raktimā sādhoḥ paropakāritā |
asādhoḥ karuṇābhāvaḥ svabhāvāstrividhā yathā ||
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.
Utpala (उत्पल): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Raktiman (रक्तिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Paropakarin (paropakārin, परोपकारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Asadhu (asādhu, असाधु): defined in 3 categories.
Karuna (karuṇa, करुण, karuṇā, करुणा): defined in 19 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Trividha (त्रिविध, trividhā, त्रिविधा): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “utpalasya hi raktimā sādhoḥ paropakāritā”
- utpalasya -
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utpala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]utpala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- raktimā -
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raktiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhoḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paropakāri -
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paropakārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]paropakārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “asādhoḥ karuṇābhāvaḥ svabhāvāstrividhā yathā”
- asādhoḥ -
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asādhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asādhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karuṇā -
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karuṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karuṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]karuṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhāvaḥ -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svabhāvās -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- trividhā* -
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trividha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]trividhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6609 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.