Sanskrit quote nr. 1001 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यैव कुरु यच्छ्रेयो वृद्धःसन् किं करिष्यसि ।
स्वगात्राण्यपि भाराय भवन्ति हि विपर्यये ॥adyaiva kuru yacchreyo vṛddhaḥsan kiṃ kariṣyasi |
svagātrāṇyapi bhārāya bhavanti hi viparyaye ||
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.
Adyaiva (अद्यैव): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध): defined in 17 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Svaga (svagā, स्वगा): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Viparyaye (विपर्यये): defined in 1 categories.
Viparyaya (विपर्यय, viparyayā, विपर्यया): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Samkhya (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: “adyaiva kuru yacchreyo vṛddhaḥsan kiṃ kariṣyasi”
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- yacch -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- vṛddhaḥ -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kariṣyasi -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active second single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active second single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active second single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active second single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active second single]
- Line 2: “svagātrāṇyapi bhārāya bhavanti hi viparyaye”
- svagā -
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svagā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atrāṇya -
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atra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhārāya -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- viparyaye -
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viparyaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viparyaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]viparyaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viparyayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 1001 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.