Sanskrit quote nr. 4757 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ नम्राः पुनर्वक्राः स्वीयकार्येषु तत्पराः ।
कार्यान्ते च पुनर्वक्राः काण्वास्तु प्राणघातकाः ॥ādau namrāḥ punarvakrāḥ svīyakāryeṣu tatparāḥ |
kāryānte ca punarvakrāḥ kāṇvāstu prāṇaghātakāḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Namra (नम्र, namrā, नम्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Vakra (वक्र, vakrā, वक्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Sviya (svīya, स्वीय): defined in 4 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Tatpara (तत्पर, tatparā, तत्परा): defined in 4 categories.
Karyanta (kāryānta, कार्यान्त): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kanva (kāṇva, काण्व, kāṇvā, काण्वा): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pranaghataka (prāṇaghātaka, प्राणघातक): defined in 3 categories.
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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 namrāḥ punarvakrāḥ svīyakāryeṣu tatparāḥ”
- 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]
- namrāḥ -
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namra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]namrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vakrāḥ -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svīya -
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svīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāryeṣu -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kārya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- tatparāḥ -
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tatpara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tatparā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kāryānte ca punarvakrāḥ kāṇvāstu prāṇaghātakāḥ”
- kāryānte -
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kāryānta (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]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vakrāḥ -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāṇvās -
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kāṇva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāṇvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prāṇaghātakāḥ -
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prāṇaghātaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 4757 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.