Sanskrit quote nr. 6879 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमं कुर्वतां पुंसां फलं भाग्यानुसारतः ।
समुद्रमन्थनाल्लेभे हरिर्लक्ष्मीं हरो विषम् ॥udyamaṃ kurvatāṃ puṃsāṃ phalaṃ bhāgyānusārataḥ |
samudramanthanāllebhe harirlakṣmīṃ haro viṣam ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Usri (usr, usṛ, उसृ): defined in 1 categories.
Arata (अरत): defined in 6 categories.
Samudra (समुद्र): defined in 17 categories.
Manthana (मन्थन): defined in 10 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Haras (हरस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vish (vis, viṣ, विष्): defined in 8 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “udyamaṃ kurvatāṃ puṃsāṃ phalaṃ bhāgyānusārataḥ”
- udyamam -
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udyama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kurvatām -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kurvat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative middle third plural]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāgyān -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usā -
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usṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arataḥ -
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arata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “samudramanthanāllebhe harirlakṣmīṃ haro viṣam”
- samudra -
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samudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manthanāl -
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manthana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]manthana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- lebhe -
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√labh (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- harir -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- lakṣmīm -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- haro* -
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haras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣam -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]viṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 6879 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.