Sanskrit quote nr. 4904 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपत्स्वमूढो धृतिमान् यह् सम्यक् प्रतिपद्यते ।
कर्मण्यवश्यकार्याणि तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥āpatsvamūḍho dhṛtimān yah samyak pratipadyate |
karmaṇyavaśyakāryāṇi tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Amudha (amūḍha, अमूढ): defined in 3 categories.
Dhritimat (dhrtimat, dhṛtimat, धृतिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Karmanya (karmaṇya, कर्मण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Avashyakarya (avasyakarya, avaśyakārya, अवश्यकार्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “āpatsvamūḍho dhṛtimān yah samyak pratipadyate”
- āpatsva -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- amūḍho* -
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amūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhṛtimān -
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dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse yah*sa
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pratipadya -
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- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “karmaṇyavaśyakāryāṇi tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ”
- karmaṇya -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]karman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avaśyakāryāṇi -
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avaśyakārya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tamā -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahuḥ -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- paṇḍitam -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- budhāḥ -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 4904 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.