Sanskrit quote nr. 1742 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यकर्मविमूढो य आत्मकर्मविशारदः ।
यथा पश्य न जानाति स्तनपानेतरच्छिशुः ॥

anyakarmavimūḍho ya ātmakarmaviśāradaḥ |
yathā paśya na jānāti stanapānetaracchiśuḥ ||

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.

Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vimudha (vimūḍha, विमूढ): defined in 7 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atmakarman (ātmakarman, आत्मकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 5 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Stanapana (stanapāna, स्तनपान): defined in 3 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “anyakarmavimūḍho ya ātmakarmaviśāradaḥ
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • akarma -
  • akarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    akarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vimūḍho* -
  • vimūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ya*ā -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ātmakarma -
  • ātmakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viśāradaḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yathā paśya na jānāti stanapānetaracchiśuḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • stanapāne -
  • stanapāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • itaracch -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śiśuḥ -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

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 1742 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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