Sanskrit quote nr. 1470 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुपायेन कर्माणि विपरीतानि यानि च क्रियमाणानि दुष्यन्ति हवींष्यप्रयतेष्विव ।

anupāyena karmāṇi viparītāni yāni ca kriyamāṇāni duṣyanti havīṃṣyaprayateṣviva |

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anupaya (anupāya, अनुपाय): defined in 5 categories.
Viparita (viparīta, विपरीत): defined in 14 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Kriyamana (kriyamāṇa, क्रियमाण): defined in 7 categories.
Havis (हविस्): defined in 9 categories.
Aprayata (अप्रयत): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit

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: “anupāyena karmāṇi viparītāni yāni ca kriyamāṇāni duṣyanti havīṃṣyaprayateṣviva
  • anupāyena -
  • anupāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anupāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viparītāni -
  • viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyamāṇāni -
  • kriyamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • duṣyanti -
  • duṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • havīṃṣya -
  • havis (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aprayateṣvi -
  • aprayata (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    aprayata (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1470 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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