Sanskrit quote nr. 352 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचिरादुपकर्तुराचरेद् अथ वात्मौपयिकीमुपक्रियाम् ।
पृथुरित्थमथाणुरस्तु सा न विशेषे विदुषामिह ग्रहः ॥acirādupakarturācared atha vātmaupayikīmupakriyām |
pṛthuritthamathāṇurastu sā na viśeṣe viduṣāmiha grahaḥ ||
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.
Acirat (acirāt, अचिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Upakartri (upakartr, upakartṛ, उपकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Atha (अथ, athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Upakriya (upakriyā, उपक्रिया): defined in 1 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 13 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vishesha (visesa, viśeṣa, विशेष, viśeṣā, विशेषा): defined in 25 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “acirādupakarturācared atha vātmaupayikīmupakriyām”
- acirād -
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acirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]acira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- upakartur -
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upakartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cared -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāt -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- mau -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- aupayikīm -
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aupayikī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upakriyām -
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upakriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “pṛthuritthamathāṇurastu sā na viśeṣe viduṣāmiha grahaḥ”
- pṛthur -
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pṛthu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṇur -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśeṣe -
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viśeṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]viśeṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśeṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viduṣām -
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viduṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidus (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidus (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- grahaḥ -
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graha (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 352 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.