Sanskrit quote nr. 4247 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्षेत् कैशिकव्याये न शिखां चालयेत् ततः ।
पूर्वापरौ समौ कार्यौ समांसौ निश्चलौ करौ ॥ākarṣet kaiśikavyāye na śikhāṃ cālayet tataḥ |
pūrvāparau samau kāryau samāṃsau niścalau karau ||
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.
Kaishika (kaisika, kaiśika, कैशिक): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Purvapara (pūrvāpara, पूर्वापर): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Nishcala (niscala, niścala, निश्चल): defined in 11 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ākarṣet kaiśikavyāye na śikhāṃ cālayet tataḥ”
- ākar -
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√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ṛṣet -
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√ṛṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- kaiśika -
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kaiśika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaiśika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāye -
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- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhām -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cālayet -
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√cal (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “pūrvāparau samau kāryau samāṃsau niścalau karau”
- pūrvāparau -
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pūrvāpara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samau -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāryau -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- samāṃsau -
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samāṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niścalau -
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niścala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karau -
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kari (noun, masculine)[locative single]kari (noun, feminine)[locative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4247 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.