Sanskrit quote nr. 8985 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कलयति किं न सदा फलतां बहुफलतां च स वृक्षः ।
यस्य परोपकृतौ कश्चिन् न सपक्षोऽपि विपक्षः ॥kalayati kiṃ na sadā phalatāṃ bahuphalatāṃ ca sa vṛkṣaḥ |
yasya paropakṛtau kaścin na sapakṣo'pi vipakṣaḥ ||
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.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Phalata (phalatā, फलता): defined in 4 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahuphala (बहुफल): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Paropakrita (paropakrta, paropakṛta, परोपकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Paropakriti (paropakrti, paropakṛti, परोपकृति): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Sapaksha (sapaksa, sapakṣa, सपक्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vipakshas (vipaksas, vipakṣas, विपक्षस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vipaksha (vipaksa, vipakṣa, विपक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (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: “kalayati kiṃ na sadā phalatāṃ bahuphalatāṃ ca sa vṛkṣaḥ”
- kalayati -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- phalatām -
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phalatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- bahuphala -
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bahuphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahuphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛkṣaḥ -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yasya paropakṛtau kaścin na sapakṣo'pi vipakṣaḥ”
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- paropakṛtau -
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paropakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]paropakṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sapakṣo' -
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sapakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vipakṣaḥ -
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vipakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vipakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8985 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.