Sanskrit quote nr. 7020 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकारशतेनापि गृह्यते केन दुर्जनः ।
साधुः संमानमात्रेण भवत्येवात्मविक्रयी ॥upakāraśatenāpi gṛhyate kena durjanaḥ |
sādhuḥ saṃmānamātreṇa bhavatyevātmavikrayī ||
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.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Durjana (दुर्जन): defined in 7 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Manamatra (mānamātra, मानमात्र): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Vikrayin (विक्रयिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism
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: “upakāraśatenāpi gṛhyate kena durjanaḥ”
- upakāra -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatenā -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- durjanaḥ -
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durjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sādhuḥ saṃmānamātreṇa bhavatyevātmavikrayī”
- sādhuḥ -
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sādhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānamātreṇa -
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mānamātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhavatye -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- evāt -
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eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikrayī -
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vikrayin (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 7020 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.