Sanskrit quote nr. 2058 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि यत्सुकरं कर्म तदप्येकेन दुष्करम् ।
बिशेषतोऽसहायेन किमु राज्यं महोदयम् ॥api yatsukaraṃ karma tadapyekena duṣkaram |
biśeṣato'sahāyena kimu rājyaṃ mahodayam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dushkara (duskara, duṣkara, दुष्कर): defined in 10 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Mahodaya (महोदय): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “api yatsukaraṃ karma tadapyekena duṣkaram”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yatsu -
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yat (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yat (noun, neuter)[locative plural]yad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
- 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]
- ekena -
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eka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]eka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- duṣkaram -
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duṣkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣkarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “biśeṣato'sahāyena kimu rājyaṃ mahodayam”
- Cannot analyse biśeṣato'sahāyena*ki
- Cannot analyse kimu*rā
- rājyam -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
- mahodayam -
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mahodaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahodaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahodayā (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 2058 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.