Sanskrit quote nr. 1292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनसूयः कृतप्रज्ञः शोभनान्याचरन् सदा ।
अकृच्छ्रात् सुखमाप्नोति सर्वत्र च विराजते ॥anasūyaḥ kṛtaprajñaḥ śobhanānyācaran sadā |
akṛcchrāt sukhamāpnoti sarvatra ca virājate ||
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.
Anasuya (anasūya, अनसूय): defined in 4 categories.
Kritaprajna (krtaprajna, kṛtaprajña, कृतप्रज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Shobhana (sobhana, śobhana, शोभन): defined in 10 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Akricchra (akrcchra, akṛcchra, अकृच्छ्र): defined in 1 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Viraja (virāja, विराज): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “anasūyaḥ kṛtaprajñaḥ śobhanānyācaran sadā”
- anasūyaḥ -
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anasūya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtaprajñaḥ -
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kṛtaprajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śobhanānyā -
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śobhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ran -
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- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “akṛcchrāt sukhamāpnoti sarvatra ca virājate”
- akṛcchrāt -
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akṛcchra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]akṛcchra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virāja -
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virāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virāja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 1292 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.