Sanskrit quote nr. 1882 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपकुर्यात् समर्थं वा नोपकुर्याद्यदापदि ।
उच्छिन्द्यादेव तन्मित्रं विश्वस्याङ्कमुपस्थितम् ॥apakuryāt samarthaṃ vā nopakuryādyadāpadi |
ucchindyādeva tanmitraṃ viśvasyāṅkamupasthitam ||
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.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Apad (अपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Upasthita (उपस्थित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “apakuryāt samarthaṃ vā nopakuryādyadāpadi”
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- samartham -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- apadi -
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apad (noun, masculine)[locative single]apad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “ucchindyādeva tanmitraṃ viśvasyāṅkamupasthitam”
- Cannot analyse ucchindyādeva*ta
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viśvasyā -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]viśva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- aṅkam -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- upasthitam -
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upasthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upasthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upasthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1882 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.