Sanskrit quote nr. 7061 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपजीव्या हता कन्या स्वार्थे पाकक्रिया हता ।
शूद्रभिक्षाहतो यागः कृपणस्य हतं धनं ॥upajīvyā hatā kanyā svārthe pākakriyā hatā |
śūdrabhikṣāhato yāgaḥ kṛpaṇasya hataṃ dhanaṃ ||
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.
Upajivya (upajīvya, उपजीव्य, upajīvyā, उपजीव्या): defined in 6 categories.
Hata (hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ, svārthā, स्वार्था): defined in 9 categories.
Pakakriya (pākakriyā, पाकक्रिया): defined in 1 categories.
Shudra (sudra, śūdra, शूद्र): defined in 14 categories.
Bhiksha (bhiksa, bhikṣā, भिक्षा): defined in 9 categories.
Ahata (अहत): defined in 10 categories.
Yaga (yāga, याग): defined in 10 categories.
Kripana (krpana, kṛpaṇa, कृपण): defined in 8 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali
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: “upajīvyā hatā kanyā svārthe pākakriyā hatā”
- upajīvyā* -
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upajīvya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]upajīvyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatā -
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hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svārthe -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pākakriyā* -
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pākakriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hatā -
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hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “śūdrabhikṣāhato yāgaḥ kṛpaṇasya hataṃ dhanaṃ”
- śūdra -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhikṣā -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhikṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahato* -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāgaḥ -
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yāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛpaṇasya -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 7061 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.