Sanskrit quote nr. 109 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृत्वा पौरुषं या श्रीः किं तयालसभाग्यया ।
कुरङ्गोऽपि समश्नाति दैवादुपनतं तृणम् ॥akṛtvā pauruṣaṃ yā śrīḥ kiṃ tayālasabhāgyayā |
kuraṅgo'pi samaśnāti daivādupanataṃ tṛṇam ||
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.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Paurusha (paurusa, pauruṣa, पौरुष): defined in 10 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgyā, भाग्या): defined in 10 categories.
Kuranga (kuraṅga, कुरङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Daivat (daivāt, दैवात्): defined in 3 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Upanata (उपनत): defined in 4 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “akṛtvā pauruṣaṃ yā śrīḥ kiṃ tayālasabhāgyayā”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pauruṣam -
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pauruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pauruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (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]
- tayā -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- alasa -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgyayā -
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bhāgyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kuraṅgo'pi samaśnāti daivādupanataṃ tṛṇam”
- kuraṅgo' -
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kuraṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- daivād -
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daivāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- upanatam -
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upanata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upanata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upanatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (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 109 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.