Sanskrit quote nr. 7050 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपचारविधिज्ञोऽपि निर्धनः किं करिष्यति ।
निर कुश इवारूढो मत्तद्विरदमूर्धनि ॥upacāravidhijño'pi nirdhanaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati |
nira kuśa ivārūḍho mattadviradamūrdhani ||
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.
Upacara (upacāra, उपचार): defined in 14 categories.
Vidhijna (vidhijña, विधिज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nirdhana (निर्धन): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karishyat (karisyat, kariṣyat, करिष्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Kusha (kusa, kuśa, कुश): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Arudha (ārūḍha, आरूढ): defined in 10 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Dvirada (द्विरद): defined in 7 categories.
Dhanin (धनिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali, Prakrit, India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “upacāravidhijño'pi nirdhanaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati”
- upacāra -
-
upacāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhijño' -
-
vidhijña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirdhanaḥ -
-
nirdhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
-
kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyati -
-
kariṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kariṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active third single]
- Line 2: “nira kuśa ivārūḍho mattadviradamūrdhani”
- nir -
-
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- a -
-
a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuśa* -
-
kuśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
-
iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ārūḍho* -
-
ārūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matta -
-
matta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- dviradam -
-
dvirada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvirada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dviradā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūr -
-
ū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- dhani -
-
dhanin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhanin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 7050 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.