Sanskrit quote nr. 1445 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुचितमुचितं वा कर्म कोऽयं विभागो भगवति परमास्तां भक्तियोगो द्रढीयान् ।
किरति विषमहीन्द्रः सान्द्रपीयूषमिन्दुर् द्वयमपि स महेशो निर्विशेषं बिभर्ति ॥

anucitamucitaṃ vā karma ko'yaṃ vibhāgo bhagavati paramāstāṃ bhaktiyogo draḍhīyān |
kirati viṣamahīndraḥ sāndrapīyūṣamindur dvayamapi sa maheśo nirviśeṣaṃ bibharti ||

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.

Anucita (अनुचित): defined in 9 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vibhaga (vibhāga, विभाग): defined in 19 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Bhagavati (bhagavatī, भगवती): defined in 10 categories.
Parama (परम, paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Bhaktiyoga (भक्तियोग): defined in 5 categories.
Dradhiyas (draḍhīyas, द्रढीयस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mahesha (mahesa, maheśa, महेश): defined in 10 categories.
Nirvishesha (nirvisesa, nirviśeṣa, निर्विशेष): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “anucitamucitaṃ vā karma ko'yaṃ vibhāgo bhagavati paramāstāṃ bhaktiyogo draḍhīyān”
anucitam -
anucita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anucita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

anucitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ucitam -
ucita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ucita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ucitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vibhāgo* -
vibhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhagavati -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
paramās -
parama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhaktiyogo* -
bhaktiyoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
draḍhīyān -
draḍhīyas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kirati viṣamahīndraḥ sāndrapīyūṣamindur dvayamapi sa maheśo nirviśeṣaṃ bibharti”
kirati -
kirat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kirat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
viṣama -
viṣama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
indraḥ -
indra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sāndra -
sāndra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāndra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pīyūṣam -
pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
indur -
indu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dvayam -
dvayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
maheśo* -
maheśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirviśeṣam -
nirviśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirviśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nirviśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bibharti -
√bhṛ (verb class 3)

[present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1445 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019