Sanskrit quote nr. 5600 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असीनः स्वामिनः पार्श्वे तन्मुखेक्षी कृताञ्जलिः ।
स्वभावं चास्य विज्ञाय दक्षः कार्याणि साधयेत् ॥asīnaḥ svāminaḥ pārśve tanmukhekṣī kṛtāñjaliḥ |
svabhāvaṃ cāsya vijñāya dakṣaḥ kāryāṇi sādhayet ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ikshi (iksi, īkṣī, ईक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Kritanjali (krtanjali, kṛtāñjali, कृताञ्जलि): defined in 7 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ): defined in 5 categories.
Vijnaya (vijñāya, विज्ञाय): defined in 1 categories.
Daksha (daksa, dakṣa, दक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Dakshas (daksas, dakṣas, दक्षस्): defined in 1 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “asīnaḥ svāminaḥ pārśve tanmukhekṣī kṛtāñjaliḥ”
- asīn -
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asi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- svāminaḥ -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pārśve -
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pārśva (noun, masculine)[locative single]pārśva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- īkṣī -
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īkṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtāñjaliḥ -
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kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svabhāvaṃ cāsya vijñāya dakṣaḥ kāryāṇi sādhayet”
- svabhāvam -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- dakṣaḥ -
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dakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryāṇi -
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kārya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sādhayet -
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√sidh (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 5600 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.