Sanskrit quote nr. 87 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकुलीनोऽपि मूर्खोऽपि भूपालं योऽत्र सेवते ।
अपि संमानहीनोऽपि स सर्वत्र प्रपूज्यते ॥akulīno'pi mūrkho'pi bhūpālaṃ yo'tra sevate |
api saṃmānahīno'pi sa sarvatra prapūjyate ||
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.
Akulina (akulīna, अकुलीन): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Bhupala (bhūpāla, भूपाल): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “akulīno'pi mūrkho'pi bhūpālaṃ yo'tra sevate”
- akulīno' -
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akulīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mūrkho' -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhūpālam -
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bhūpāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevate -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “api saṃmānahīno'pi sa sarvatra prapūjyate”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- māna -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hīno' -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third 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 87 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.