Sanskrit quote nr. 4654 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभे एते हि करणे यत्नानन्तर्यके स्मृते ।
तस्मात् प्रयत्नसंरोधाद् भावयेन्निर्मनस्कताम् ॥ubhe ete hi karaṇe yatnānantaryake smṛte |
tasmāt prayatnasaṃrodhād bhāvayennirmanaskatām ||
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.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Karana (karaṇa, करण): defined in 27 categories.
Karani (karaṇi, करणि): defined in 9 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Antarya (अन्तर्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Prayatna (प्रयत्न): defined in 15 categories.
Samrodha (saṃrodha, संरोध): defined in 5 categories.
Nirmanaskata (nirmanaskatā, निर्मनस्कता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “ubhe ete hi karaṇe yatnānantaryake smṛte”
- ubhe -
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ubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- karaṇe -
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karaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]karaṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yatnān -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- antarya -
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antarya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]antarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- smṛte -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]smṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tasmāt prayatnasaṃrodhād bhāvayennirmanaskatām”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- prayatna -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃrodhād -
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saṃrodha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhāvayen -
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√bhū (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- nirmanaskatām -
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nirmanaskatā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 4654 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.