Sanskrit quote nr. 7692 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एके सत्पुरुषाः परार्थघटकाः स्वार्थं परित्यज्य ये ।
सामान्यास्तु परार्थमुद्यमभृतः स्वार्थाविरोधेन ये ॥eke satpuruṣāḥ parārthaghaṭakāḥ svārthaṃ parityajya ye |
sāmānyāstu parārthamudyamabhṛtaḥ svārthāvirodhena ye ||
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.
Eka (एक, ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Satpurusha (satpurusa, satpuruṣa, सत्पुरुष): defined in 8 categories.
Parartha (parārtha, परार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Ghataka (ghaṭaka, घटक, ghaṭakā, घटका): defined in 8 categories.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Parityajya (परित्यज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Samanya (sāmānya, सामान्य, sāmānyā, सामान्या): defined in 19 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Udyamabhrit (udyamabhrt, udyamabhṛt, उद्यमभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Iras (इरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Dhena (धेन): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of 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: “eke satpuruṣāḥ parārthaghaṭakāḥ svārthaṃ parityajya ye”
- eke -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]eka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- satpuruṣāḥ -
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satpuruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- parārtha -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭakāḥ -
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ghaṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghaṭakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svārtham -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parityajya -
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parityajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- Line 2: “sāmānyāstu parārthamudyamabhṛtaḥ svārthāvirodhena ye”
- sāmānyās -
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sāmānya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sāmānyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- parārtham -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- udyamabhṛtaḥ -
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udyamabhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]udyamabhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- svārthāvi -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iro -
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iras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhena -
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dhena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dha (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7692 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.