Sanskrit quote nr. 7185 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपेक्षेत प्रनष्टं यत् प्राप्तं यत् तदुपाहरेत् ।
न बालं न स्त्रियं चातिलालयेत् ताडयेन् न च ॥upekṣeta pranaṣṭaṃ yat prāptaṃ yat tadupāharet |
na bālaṃ na striyaṃ cātilālayet tāḍayen na ca ||
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.
Upeksha (upeksa, upekṣa, उपेक्ष, upekṣā, उपेक्षा): defined in 12 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Pranashta (pranasta, pranaṣṭa, प्रनष्ट): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “upekṣeta pranaṣṭaṃ yat prāptaṃ yat tadupāharet”
- upekṣe -
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upekṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]upekṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- pranaṣṭam -
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pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pranaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- haret -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “na bālaṃ na striyaṃ cātilālayet tāḍayen na ca”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bālam -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- striyam -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ilā -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- layet -
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√lay (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tāḍayen -
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√taḍ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 7185 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.