Sanskrit quote nr. 7136 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपशमफलाद् विद्याबीजात् फलं धनमिच्छतां ।
भवति विफलः प्रारम्भो यत्तदत्र किमद्भुतम् ॥upaśamaphalād vidyābījāt phalaṃ dhanamicchatāṃ |
bhavati viphalaḥ prārambho yattadatra kimadbhutam ||
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.
Upashama (upasama, upaśama, उपशम): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Abija (abīja, अबीज): defined in 3 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Viphala (विफल): defined in 10 categories.
Prarambha (prārambha, प्रारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Yatta (यत्त): defined in 2 categories.
Dad (दद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nepali, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upaśamaphalād vidyābījāt phalaṃ dhanamicchatāṃ”
- upaśama -
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upaśama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalād -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vidyā -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]√vid -> vidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abījāt -
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abīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]abīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchatām -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “bhavati viphalaḥ prārambho yattadatra kimadbhutam”
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- viphalaḥ -
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viphala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prārambho* -
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prārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatta -
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yatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
- dat -
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dad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dat (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adbhutam -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7136 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.