Sanskrit quote nr. 4446 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार्यमानीय शुभेऽह्नि कार्यं ।
पैष्टं श्वयुग्मं शुचिरर्चयित्वा ॥ācāryamānīya śubhe'hni kāryaṃ |
paiṣṭaṃ śvayugmaṃ śucirarcayitvā ||
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.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Paishta (paista, paiṣṭa, पैष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ācāryamānīya śubhe'hni kāryaṃ”
- ācāryam -
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ācārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ācāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānī -
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āni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- śubhe' -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- ahni -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative 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]
- Line 2: “paiṣṭaṃ śvayugmaṃ śucirarcayitvā”
- paiṣṭam -
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paiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śva -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- yugmam -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yugman (noun, masculine)[adverb]yugman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- śucir -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arcayitvā -
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√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛc]
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 4446 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.