Sanskrit quote nr. 3456 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्रतस्यापि ते धर्मः कार्य एवान्तरान्तरा ।
मेधीभूतोऽपि हि भ्राम्यन् घासग्रासं करोति गौः ॥avratasyāpi te dharmaḥ kārya evāntarāntarā |
medhībhūto'pi hi bhrāmyan ghāsagrāsaṃ karoti gauḥ ||
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.
Avrata (अव्रत): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Medhi (medhī, मेधी): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bhramin (bhrāmin, भ्रामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ghasa (ghāsa, घास): defined in 8 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास): defined in 11 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “avratasyāpi te dharmaḥ kārya evāntarāntarā”
- avratasyā -
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avrata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]avrata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kārya* -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- evān -
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eva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarān -
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tara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarā -
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tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “medhībhūto'pi hi bhrāmyan ghāsagrāsaṃ karoti gauḥ”
- medhī -
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medhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhūto' -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhrāmya -
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bhrāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhrāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- an -
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- ghāsa -
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ghāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- grāsam -
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grāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- gauḥ -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 3456 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.