Sanskrit quote nr. 8051 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं फलति सर्वस्य विधिः सत्त्वानुसारतः ।
तत् सुसत्त्वो भवेत् सत्त्वहीनं न वृण्वते श्रियः ॥evaṃ phalati sarvasya vidhiḥ sattvānusārataḥ |
tat susattvo bhavet sattvahīnaṃ na vṛṇvate śriyaḥ ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Usri (usr, usṛ, उसृ): defined in 1 categories.
Arata (अरत): defined in 6 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Susattva (सुसत्त्व): defined in 1 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vrinvat (vrnvat, vṛṇvat, वृण्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “evaṃ phalati sarvasya vidhiḥ sattvānusārataḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalati -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sarvasya -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vidhiḥ -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sattvān -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usā -
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usṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arataḥ -
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arata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tat susattvo bhavet sattvahīnaṃ na vṛṇvate śriyaḥ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- susattvo* -
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susattva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- sattva -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīnam -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṇvate -
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√vṛ -> vṛṇvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ -> vṛṇvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛ class 5 verb]√vṛ (verb class 5)[present middle third plural]√vṛ (verb class 5)[present middle third plural]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 8051 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.