Sanskrit quote nr. 74 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकिंचनस्य शुद्धस्य उपपन्नस्य सर्वशः ।
अवेक्षमाणस्त्रींल्लोकान् न तुल्यमुपलक्षये ॥akiṃcanasya śuddhasya upapannasya sarvaśaḥ |
avekṣamāṇastrīṃllokān na tulyamupalakṣaye ||
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.
Akincana (akiñcana, अकिञ्चन): defined in 6 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Upapanna (उपपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvashah (sarvasah, sarvaśaḥ, सर्वशः): defined in 1 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Upalaksha (upalaksa, upalakṣa, उपलक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Tamil, 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: “akiṃcanasya śuddhasya upapannasya sarvaśaḥ”
- akiñcanasya -
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akiñcana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]akiñcana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śuddhasya -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √śudh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- upapannasya -
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upapanna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]upapanna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sarvaśaḥ -
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sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “avekṣamāṇastrīṃllokān na tulyamupalakṣaye”
- avekṣam -
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avekṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āṇas -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- trīṃl -
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tri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- lokān -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- upalakṣa -
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upalakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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 74 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.