Sanskrit quote nr. 1302 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनागतं यः कुरुते स शोभते स शोचते यो न करोत्यनागतम् ।
वने वसन्नेव जरामुपागतो बिलस्य वाचा न कदापि हि श्रुता ॥anāgataṃ yaḥ kurute sa śobhate sa śocate yo na karotyanāgatam |
vane vasanneva jarāmupāgato bilasya vācā na kadāpi hi śrutā ||
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.
Anagata (anāgata, अनागत): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Upagata (upāgata, उपागत): defined in 7 categories.
Bila (बिल): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा, vāca, वाच): defined in 16 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śrutā, श्रुता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “anāgataṃ yaḥ kurute sa śobhate sa śocate yo na karotyanāgatam”
- anāgatam -
-
anāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaḥ -
-
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurute -
-
kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- sa -
-
sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śobhate -
-
√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sa -
-
sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocate -
-
√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
- yo* -
-
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karotya -
-
√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- anāgatam -
-
anāgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vane vasanneva jarāmupāgato bilasya vācā na kadāpi hi śrutā”
- vane -
-
vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vasann -
-
√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
- eva -
-
eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jarām -
-
jarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upāgato* -
-
upāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bilasya -
-
bila (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bila (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vācā* -
-
vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- na -
-
na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadā -
-
kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
-
hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śrutā -
-
śrut (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
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 1302 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.