Sanskrit quote nr. 3450 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्यापरेषु व्यापारं यो नरः कर्तुमिच्छति ।
स एव निधनं याति कीलोत्पटीव वानरः ॥avyāpareṣu vyāpāraṃ yo naraḥ kartumicchati |
sa eva nidhanaṃ yāti kīlotpaṭīva vānaraḥ ||
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.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Avya (अव्य, avyā, अव्या): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nidhana (निधन): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Marathi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “avyāpareṣu vyāpāraṃ yo naraḥ kartumicchati”
- avyā -
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avya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]avi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]avī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]avyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
- apareṣu -
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apara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]apara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vyāpāram -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa eva nidhanaṃ yāti kīlotpaṭīva vānaraḥ”
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nidhanam -
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nidhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nidhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nidhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse kīlotpaṭīva*vā
- vānaraḥ -
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vānara (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 3450 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.