Sanskrit quote nr. 4756 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ नम्रस् ततह् स्तब्धः कार्यकाले च निष्ठुरः ।
कृते कार्ये पुनर्नम्रः शिश्नतुल्यो वणिग्जनः ॥ādau namras tatah stabdhaḥ kāryakāle ca niṣṭhuraḥ |
kṛte kārye punarnamraḥ śiśnatulyo vaṇigjanaḥ ||
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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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Karyakala (kāryakāla, कार्यकाल): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nishthura (nisthura, niṣṭhura, निष्ठुर): defined in 7 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Namra (नम्र): defined in 9 categories.
Shishna (sisna, śiśna, शिश्न): defined in 8 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Vanigjana (vaṇigjana, वणिग्जन): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric 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: “ādau namras tatah stabdhaḥ kāryakāle ca niṣṭhuraḥ”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- namras -
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- Cannot analyse tatah*st
- stabdhaḥ -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 9 verb]
- kāryakāle -
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kāryakāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣṭhuraḥ -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṛte kārye punarnamraḥ śiśnatulyo vaṇigjanaḥ”
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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]√kṛ -> kṛta (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]√kṛ -> kṛtā (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]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third 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]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- namraḥ -
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namra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiśna -
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śiśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyo* -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- vaṇigjanaḥ -
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vaṇigjana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 4756 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.