Sanskrit quote nr. 1447 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुचिते यदि कर्मणि युज्यते शठधिया प्रभुणा सगुणो जनः ।
भवति नास्य गुणापचयस्ततः पदगतस्य किरीटमणेरिव ॥anucite yadi karmaṇi yujyate śaṭhadhiyā prabhuṇā saguṇo janaḥ |
bhavati nāsya guṇāpacayastataḥ padagatasya kirīṭamaṇeriva ||
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.
Anucita (अनुचित, anucitā, अनुचिता): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Shathadhi (sathadhi, śaṭhadhī, शठधी): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Saguna (saguṇa, सगुण): defined in 10 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Nasya (nāsya, नास्य): defined in 5 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Apacaya (अपचय): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Padagata (पदगत): defined in 1 categories.
Kirita (kirīṭa, किरीट): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (aṇi, अणि): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 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: “anucite yadi karmaṇi yujyate śaṭhadhiyā prabhuṇā saguṇo janaḥ”
- anucite -
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anucita (noun, masculine)[locative single]anucita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anucitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- śaṭhadhi -
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śaṭhadhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaṭhadhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śaṭhadhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prabhuṇā -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prabhu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- saguṇo* -
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saguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhavati nāsya guṇāpacayastataḥ padagatasya kirīṭamaṇeriva”
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- guṇā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apacayas -
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apacaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- padagatasya -
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padagata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]padagata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kirīṭam -
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kirīṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kirīṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kirīṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇer -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√aṇ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1447 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.