Sanskrit quote nr. 3933 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिन् काले तु यद्युक्तं तदिदानीं विधीयताम् ।
गतं तु नानुशोचन्ति गतं तु गतमेव हि ॥asmin kāle tu yadyuktaṃ tadidānīṃ vidhīyatām |
gataṃ tu nānuśocanti gataṃ tu gatameva hi ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Idanim (idānīm, इदानीम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Nanu (nānū, नानू): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism
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: “asmin kāle tu yadyuktaṃ tadidānīṃ vidhīyatām”
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yadyu -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idānīm -
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idānīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyatām -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]iyat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]iyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “gataṃ tu nānuśocanti gataṃ tu gatameva hi”
- gatam -
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gat (noun, neuter)[adverb]gata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śocanti -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- gatam -
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gat (noun, neuter)[adverb]gata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gatam -
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gat (noun, neuter)[adverb]gata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 3933 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.