Sanskrit quote nr. 4255 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाङ्क्षोच्चपदेऽहमात्मकमतिः कार्ये मनोधारणा ।
इत्येवंविधभावजातमुचितं धर्तुं न चित्तान्तरे ॥ākāṅkṣoccapade'hamātmakamatiḥ kārye manodhāraṇā |
ityevaṃvidhabhāvajātamucitaṃ dhartuṃ na cittāntare ||
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.
Akanksha (akanksa, ākāṅkṣa, आकाङ्क्ष, ākāṅkṣā, आकाङ्क्षा): defined in 8 categories.
Uccapada (उच्चपद): defined in 2 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Atmaka (ātmaka, आत्मक): defined in 5 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Dharana (dhāraṇā, धारणा): defined in 22 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Evamvidha (evaṃvidha, एवंविध): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavaja (bhāvaja, भावज): defined in 4 categories.
Amuc (अमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Amuci (amucī, अमुची): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “ākāṅkṣoccapade'hamātmakamatiḥ kārye manodhāraṇā”
- ākāṅkṣo -
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ākāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākāṅkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccapade' -
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uccapada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ātmaka -
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ātmaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātmaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kārye -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single 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], [locative single 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], [locative single 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], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single 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 single 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 single 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 single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single 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], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single 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 single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single 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], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single 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 single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- mano -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dhāraṇā -
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dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ityevaṃvidhabhāvajātamucitaṃ dhartuṃ na cittāntare”
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- evaṃvidha -
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evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]evaṃvidha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvajāt -
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bhāvaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- amuci -
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amucī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]amuc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dhartum -
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√dhṛ -> dhartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhṛ]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cittān -
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citta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tare -
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tara (noun, masculine)[locative single]tara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tari (noun, feminine)[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 4255 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.