Sanskrit quote nr. 1571 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन सिध्यति ह्येतन्ममाप्येष पराक्रमः ।
एवं ज्ञात्वा चरेद्यस्तु सफलास्तस्य बुद्धयः ॥anena sidhyati hyetanmamāpyeṣa parākramaḥ |
evaṃ jñātvā caredyastu saphalāstasya buddhayaḥ ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Saphala (सफल, saphalā, सफला): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 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, India history, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy
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 sidhyati hyetanmamāpyeṣa parākramaḥ”
- anena -
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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]
- sidhyati -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parākramaḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ jñātvā caredyastu saphalāstasya buddhayaḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- cared -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saphalās -
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saphala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- buddhayaḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 1571 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.