Sanskrit quote nr. 218 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्नौ प्रास्तं तु पुरुषं कर्मान्वेति स्वयंकृतम् ।
तस्मात्तु पुरुषो यत्नाद् धर्मं संचिनुयाच्छनैः ॥agnau prāstaṃ tu puruṣaṃ karmānveti svayaṃkṛtam |
tasmāttu puruṣo yatnād dharmaṃ saṃcinuyācchanaiḥ ||
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.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Svayankrita (svayankrta, svayaṅkṛta, स्वयङ्कृत): defined in 2 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “agnau prāstaṃ tu puruṣaṃ karmānveti svayaṃkṛtam”
- agnau -
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agni (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prāstam -
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prāsta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāsta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāstā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anveti -
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√anve (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- svayaṅkṛtam -
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svayaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svayaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svayaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tasmāttu puruṣo yatnād dharmaṃ saṃcinuyācchanaiḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatnād -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- sañ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cinuyācch -
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√ci (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable 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 218 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.