Sanskrit quote nr. 7026 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकाराय या पुंसां न परस्य न चात्मनः ।
पत्रसंचयसंभारैः किं तया भारविद्यया ॥upakārāya yā puṃsāṃ na parasya na cātmanaḥ |
patrasaṃcayasaṃbhāraiḥ kiṃ tayā bhāravidyayā ||
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.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Sambhara (sambhāra, सम्भार): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Bharavi (bhāravī, भारवी): defined in 5 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “upakārāya yā puṃsāṃ na parasya na cātmanaḥ”
- upakārāya -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parasya -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive single]para (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “patrasaṃcayasaṃbhāraiḥ kiṃ tayā bhāravidyayā”
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asañcaya -
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asañcaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asañcaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhāraiḥ -
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sambhāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhāravi -
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bhāravi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāravī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dya -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]e (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 7026 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.