Sanskrit quote nr. 7047 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपचरिताप्यतिमात्रं ।
पण्यवधूः क्षीणसंपदः पुंसः ॥upacaritāpyatimātraṃ |
paṇyavadhūḥ kṣīṇasaṃpadaḥ puṃsaḥ ||
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.
Upacarita (उपचरित, upacaritā, उपचरिता): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Atimatram (atimātram, अतिमात्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atimatra (atimātra, अतिमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Kshina (ksina, kṣīṇa, क्षीण): defined in 9 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 11 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, 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: “upacaritāpyatimātraṃ”
- upacaritā -
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upacarita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upacarita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]upacaritā (noun, feminine)[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]
- atimātram -
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atimātram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atimātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atimātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atimātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “paṇyavadhūḥ kṣīṇasaṃpadaḥ puṃsaḥ”
- paṇya -
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paṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, masculine)[compound from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, neuter)[compound from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (absolutive)[absolutive from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṇ]√paṇ -> paṇya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṇ]
- vadhūḥ -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- kṣīṇa -
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kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- sampadaḥ -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 7047 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.