Sanskrit quote nr. 7000 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकरोत्यपकृतो ह्युत्तमोऽप्यन्यथाधमः ।
मध्यमः साम्यमन्विच्छेद् अपरः स्वार्थतत्परः ॥upakarotyapakṛto hyuttamo'pyanyathādhamaḥ |
madhyamaḥ sāmyamanvicched aparaḥ svārthatatparaḥ ||
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.
Upaka (उपक): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Uti (ūti, ऊति): defined in 5 categories.
Apakrit (apakrt, apakṛt, अपकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Apakrita (apakrta, apakṛta, अपकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Tatpara (तत्पर): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “upakarotyapakṛto hyuttamo'pyanyathādhamaḥ”
- upaka -
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upaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ro -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūtya -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]
- apakṛto* -
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apakṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]apakṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]apakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hyu -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- uttamo' -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhamaḥ -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “madhyamaḥ sāmyamanvicched aparaḥ svārthatatparaḥ”
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāmyam -
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sāmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anvi -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- icched -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- aparaḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svārtha -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatparaḥ -
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tatpara (noun, masculine)[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 7000 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.