Sanskrit quote nr. 7004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकर्तुः कृतघ्नस्याप्य् उभयोरियती भिदा ।
सद्यो हि विस्मरत्याद्यः कृतं पश्चात् तु पश्चिमः ॥upakartuḥ kṛtaghnasyāpy ubhayoriyatī bhidā |
sadyo hi vismaratyādyaḥ kṛtaṃ paścāt tu paścimaḥ ||
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.
Upakartri (upakartr, upakartṛ, उपकर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhid (भिद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhida (bhidā, भिदा): defined in 6 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Yoga (school of 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: “upakartuḥ kṛtaghnasyāpy ubhayoriyatī bhidā”
- upakartuḥ -
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upakartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse kṛtaghnasyāpy*ub
- ubhayor -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- iyatī -
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iyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhidā -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhidā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sadyo hi vismaratyādyaḥ kṛtaṃ paścāt tu paścimaḥ”
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- smaratyā -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ādyaḥ -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ad]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- paścāt -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- paścimaḥ -
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paścima (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7004 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.