Sanskrit quote nr. 6228 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इहोपपत्तिर्मम केन कर्मणा ।
क्व वा प्रयातव्यमितो भवेदिति ॥ihopapattirmama kena karmaṇā |
kva vā prayātavyamito bhavediti ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Upapatti (उपपत्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Prayatavya (prayātavya, प्रयातव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ihopapattirmama kena karmaṇā”
- iho -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upapattir -
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upapatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kva vā prayātavyamito bhavediti”
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prayātavyam -
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prayātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prayātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ito* -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 6228 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.