Sanskrit quote nr. 1758 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यथा शास्त्रगर्भिण्या धिया धीरोऽर्थमीहते ।
स्वामीव प्राक्तनं कर्म विदधाति तदन्यथा ॥anyathā śāstragarbhiṇyā dhiyā dhīro'rthamīhate |
svāmīva prāktanaṃ karma vidadhāti tadanyathā ||
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.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Garbhini (garbhiṇī, गर्भिणी): defined in 9 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Praktana (prāktana, प्राक्तन): defined in 8 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 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: “anyathā śāstragarbhiṇyā dhiyā dhīro'rthamīhate”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śāstra -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garbhiṇyā* -
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garbhiṇī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dhiyā* -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dhīro' -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īhate -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “svāmīva prāktanaṃ karma vidadhāti tadanyathā”
- svāmī -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prāktanam -
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prāktana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāktana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhāti -
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√dhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (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 1758 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.