Sanskrit quote nr. 3396 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविवेकिनि भूपे यः करोत्याशां समृद्धये ।
यास्याम्यहमनेनेति करोत्याशां स मृद्धये ॥avivekini bhūpe yaḥ karotyāśāṃ samṛddhaye |
yāsyāmyahamaneneti karotyāśāṃ sa mṛddhaye ||
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.
Avivekin (अविवेकिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhupa (bhūpa, भूप): defined in 8 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Samriddhi (samrddhi, samṛddhi, समृद्धि): defined in 8 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन, anenā, अनेना): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Mriddha (mrddha, mṛddha, मृद्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “avivekini bhūpe yaḥ karotyāśāṃ samṛddhaye”
- avivekini -
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avivekinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]avivekin (noun, masculine)[locative single]avivekin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhūpe -
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bhūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karotyā -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- āśām -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samṛddhaye -
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samṛddhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “yāsyāmyahamaneneti karotyāśāṃ sa mṛddhaye”
- yāsyāmya -
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√yā (verb class 2)[future active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- anene -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anenā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- karotyā -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- āśām -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛddha -
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mṛddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mṛdh -> mṛddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛdh class 6 verb]√mṛdh -> mṛddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛdh class 6 verb]
- 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 3396 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.