Sanskrit quote nr. 3321 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविचारेण यत् कर्म कृतं तन्मर्मकृन्तनम् ।
प्रसह्य सीताहरणाद् अतीता रावणश्रियः ॥avicāreṇa yat karma kṛtaṃ tanmarmakṛntanam |
prasahya sītāharaṇād atītā rāvaṇaśriyaḥ ||
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.
Avicara (avicāra, अविचार): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Marman (मर्मन्): defined in 3 categories.
Krintana (krntana, kṛntana, कृन्तन): defined in 3 categories.
Prasahya (प्रसह्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sitaharana (sītāharaṇa, सीताहरण): defined in 2 categories.
Atita (atīta, अतीत, atītā, अतीता): defined in 11 categories.
Ravana (rāvaṇa, रावण): defined in 15 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
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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: “avicāreṇa yat karma kṛtaṃ tanmarmakṛntanam”
- avicāreṇa -
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avicāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]avicāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- marma -
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marman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛntanam -
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kṛntana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prasahya sītāharaṇād atītā rāvaṇaśriyaḥ”
- prasahya -
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prasahya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sītāharaṇād -
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sītāharaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- atītā* -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]atītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rāvaṇa -
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rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 3321 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.