Sanskrit quote nr. 7147 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपस्थिते प्राणहरे कृतान्ते ।
किमाशु कार्यं सुधिया प्रयत्नात् ॥upasthite prāṇahare kṛtānte |
kimāśu kāryaṃ sudhiyā prayatnāt ||
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.
Upasthita (उपस्थित, upasthitā, उपस्थिता): defined in 6 categories.
Upasthiti (उपस्थिति): defined in 5 categories.
Pranahara (prāṇahara, प्राणहर): defined in 4 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त, kṛtāntā, कृतान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Sudhi (sudhī, सुधी): defined in 9 categories.
Prayatna (प्रयत्न): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Pali, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “upasthite prāṇahare kṛtānte”
- upasthite -
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upasthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]upasthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upasthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]upasthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prāṇahare -
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prāṇahara (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāṇahara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kṛtānte -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛtānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kimāśu kāryaṃ sudhiyā prayatnāt”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- sudhiyā -
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sudhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sudhī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- prayatnāt -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative 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 7147 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.