Sanskrit quote nr. 1562 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनेन मर्त्यदेहेन यल्लोकद्वयशर्मदम् ।
विचिन्त्य तदनुष्ठेयं हेयं कर्म ततोऽन्यथा ॥

anena martyadehena yallokadvayaśarmadam |
vicintya tadanuṣṭheyaṃ heyaṃ karma tato'nyathā ||

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.

Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य): defined in 7 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Yalla (यल्ल): defined in 1 categories.
Uka (उक): defined in 6 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Sharmada (sarmada, śarmada, शर्मद): defined in 2 categories.
Vicintya (विचिन्त्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Anushtheya (anustheya, anuṣṭheya, अनुष्ठेय): defined in 4 categories.
Heya (हेय): defined in 8 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.

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

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: “anena martyadehena yallokadvayaśarmadam
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • martya -
  • martya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    martya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehena -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yallo -
  • yalla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uka -
  • uka (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvaya -
  • dvaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarmadam -
  • śarmada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śarmada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śarmadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vicintya tadanuṣṭheyaṃ heyaṃ karma tato'nyathā
  • vicintya -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuṣṭheyam -
  • anuṣṭheya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuṣṭheyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • heyam -
  • heya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    heya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    heyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> heya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tato' -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (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 1562 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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