Sanskrit quote nr. 1127 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीत्येदं यथाशास्त्रं नरो जानाति सत्तमः ।
धर्मोपदेशविख्यातं कार्याकार्यं शुभाशुभम् ॥adhītyedaṃ yathāśāstraṃ naro jānāti sattamaḥ |
dharmopadeśavikhyātaṃ kāryākāryaṃ śubhāśubham ||
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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.
Adhitya (adhītya, अधीत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Adhiti (adhīti, अधीति): defined in 2 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yathashastram (yathasastram, yathāśāstram, यथाशास्त्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Sattama (सत्तम): defined in 5 categories.
Dharmopadesha (dharmopadesa, dharmopadeśa, धर्मोपदेश): defined in 5 categories.
Vikhyata (vikhyāta, विख्यात): defined in 8 categories.
Karyakarya (kāryākārya, कार्याकार्य): defined in 3 categories.
Shubhashubha (subhasubha, śubhāśubha, शुभाशुभ): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (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: “adhītyedaṃ yathāśāstraṃ naro jānāti sattamaḥ”
- adhītye -
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adhītya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhīti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yathāśāstram -
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yathāśāstram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- sattamaḥ -
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sattama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmopadeśavikhyātaṃ kāryākāryaṃ śubhāśubham”
- dharmopadeśa -
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dharmopadeśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikhyātam -
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vikhyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikhyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikhyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāryākāryam -
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kāryākārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śubhāśubham -
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śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1127 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.