Sanskrit quote nr. 6908 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीर् ।
दैवेन देयमिति कापुरुषा वदन्ति ॥udyoginaṃ puruṣasiṃhamupaiti lakṣmīr |
daivena deyamiti kāpuruṣā vadanti ||
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.
Udyogin (उद्योगिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Purushasimha (purusasimha, puruṣasiṃha, पुरुषसिंह): defined in 3 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Deya (देय): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Kapurusha (kapurusa, kāpuruṣa, कापुरुष, kāpuruṣā, कापुरुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vadanti (vadantī, वदन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “udyoginaṃ puruṣasiṃhamupaiti lakṣmīr”
- udyoginam -
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udyogin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- puruṣasiṃham -
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puruṣasiṃha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- upai -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse lakṣmīr
- Line 2: “daivena deyamiti kāpuruṣā vadanti”
- daivena -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]daiva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- deyam -
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deya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]deyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāpuruṣā* -
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kāpuruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāpuruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
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 6908 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.