Sanskrit quote nr. 2189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रियं न हि भाषेत न विरुध्येत केनचित् ।
कार्यसिद्धिं समीहेत कार्यभ्रंशो हि मूर्खता ॥apriyaṃ na hi bhāṣeta na virudhyeta kenacit |
kāryasiddhiṃ samīheta kāryabhraṃśo hi mūrkhatā ||
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.
Apriya (अप्रिय): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Karyasiddhi (kāryasiddhi, कार्यसिद्धि): defined in 5 categories.
Samiha (samīhā, समीहा): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Bhramsha (bhramsa, bhraṃśa, भ्रंश): defined in 8 categories.
Murkhata (mūrkhatā, मूर्खता): defined in 3 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: “apriyaṃ na hi bhāṣeta na virudhyeta kenacit”
- apriyam -
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apriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhāṣeta -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- rudhyeta -
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√rudh (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√rudh (verb class 7)[optative passive third single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāryasiddhiṃ samīheta kāryabhraṃśo hi mūrkhatā”
- kāryasiddhim -
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kāryasiddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samīhe -
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samīhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- kārya -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- bhraṃśo* -
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bhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mūrkhatā -
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mūrkhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2189 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.