Sanskrit quote nr. 3903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मदीश्वरविश्वासप्रमाणेन प्रभोः कृपा ।
विधातुं प्रभवेत् कार्यं साहाय्यं च तथैव नः ॥asmadīśvaraviśvāsapramāṇena prabhoḥ kṛpā |
vidhātuṃ prabhavet kāryaṃ sāhāyyaṃ ca tathaiva naḥ ||
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.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Vishvasa (visvasa, viśvāsa, विश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Krip (krp, kṛp, कृप्): defined in 1 categories.
Kripa (krpa, kṛpā, कृपा): defined in 9 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Sahayya (sāhāyya, साहाय्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 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: “asmadīśvaraviśvāsapramāṇena prabhoḥ kṛpā”
- asmad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative plural]
- īśvara -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśvāsa -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramāṇena -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prabhoḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṛpā -
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kṛp (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṛpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vidhātuṃ prabhavet kāryaṃ sāhāyyaṃ ca tathaiva naḥ”
- vidhāt -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sāhāyyam -
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sāhāyya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
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 3903 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.