Sanskrit quote nr. 8870 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्तुमिष्टमनिष्टं वा कः प्रभुर्विधिना विना ।
कर्तारमन्यमारोप्य लोकस् तुष्यति कुप्यति ॥kartumiṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ vā kaḥ prabhurvidhinā vinā |
kartāramanyamāropya lokas tuṣyati kupyati ||
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.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Ishtam (istam, iṣṭam, इष्टम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Anishta (anista, aniṣṭa, अनिष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aropya (āropya, आरोप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Prakrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism
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: “kartumiṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ vā kaḥ prabhurvidhinā vinā”
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iṣṭam -
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iṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]iṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- aniṣṭam -
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aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhur -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vidhinā -
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vidhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kartāramanyamāropya lokas tuṣyati kupyati”
- kartāram -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āropya -
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āropya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āropya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokas -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tuṣyati -
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√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- kupyati -
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√kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup (verb class 4)[present active third 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 8870 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.