Sanskrit quote nr. 1818 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्ये चेत् प्राकृता लोका बहुपापानि कुर्वते ।
प्रधानपुरुषेणापि कार्यं तत्पृष्ठतो नु किम् ॥anye cet prākṛtā lokā bahupāpāni kurvate |
pradhānapuruṣeṇāpi kāryaṃ tatpṛṣṭhato nu kim ||
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.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Prakrita (prakrta, prākṛta, प्राकृत, prākṛtā, प्राकृता): defined in 12 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 13 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pradhanapurusha (pradhanapurusa, pradhānapuruṣa, प्रधानपुरुष): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Tatprishtha (tatprstha, tatpṛṣṭha, तत्पृष्ठ): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 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: “anye cet prākṛtā lokā bahupāpāni kurvate”
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse cet*pr
- prākṛtā* -
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prākṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prākṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lokā* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pāpāni -
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pāpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “pradhānapuruṣeṇāpi kāryaṃ tatpṛṣṭhato nu kim”
- pradhānapuruṣeṇā -
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pradhānapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- tatpṛṣṭha -
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tatpṛṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatpṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
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 1818 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.