Sanskrit quote nr. 8767 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करेण वाञ्छेव विधुं विधर्तुं ।
यमित्थमात्थादरिणी तमर्थम् ॥kareṇa vāñcheva vidhuṃ vidhartuṃ |
yamitthamātthādariṇī tamartham ||
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.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध, vidhā, विधा): defined in 11 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Adarin (ādarin, आदरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “kareṇa vāñcheva vidhuṃ vidhartuṃ”
- kareṇa -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vāñcheva -
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√vāñch (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- vidhum -
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vidhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidhar -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vidh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yamitthamātthādariṇī tamartham”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātthā -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active second single]
- ādariṇī -
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ādariṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ādarin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8767 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.