Sanskrit quote nr. 7099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपभोगकातराणां ।
पुरुषाणामर्थसंचयपराणाम् ॥upabhogakātarāṇāṃ |
puruṣāṇāmarthasaṃcayaparāṇām ||
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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.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर, kātarā, कातरा): defined in 8 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Arthasancaya (arthasañcaya, अर्थसञ्चय): defined in 1 categories.
Paran (parāṇ, पराण्): defined in 5 categories.
Parana (parāṇā, पराणा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit
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: “upabhogakātarāṇāṃ”
- upabhoga -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kātarāṇām -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kātara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kātarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “puruṣāṇāmarthasaṃcayaparāṇām”
- puruṣāṇām -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- arthasañcaya -
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arthasañcaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāṇām -
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parāṇ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]parāṇ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]parāṇā (noun, feminine)[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 7099 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.