Sanskrit quote nr. 2340 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिशप्तः पुण्यकार्ये प्रवृत्तोऽपि न सिद्धिभाक् ।
भर्त्रानुगमनोद्युक्ता रेणुका जनमारिका ॥abhiśaptaḥ puṇyakārye pravṛtto'pi na siddhibhāk |
bhartrānugamanodyuktā reṇukā janamārikā ||
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.
Abhishapta (abhisapta, abhiśapta, अभिशप्त): defined in 5 categories.
Punyaka (puṇyaka, पुण्यक): defined in 1 categories.
Arya (अर्य, aryā, अर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Anugamana (अनुगमन): defined in 7 categories.
Udyukta (उद्युक्त, udyuktā, उद्युक्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Renuka (reṇuka, रेणुक, reṇukā, रेणुका): defined in 9 categories.
Janamari (janamārī, जनमारी): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “abhiśaptaḥ puṇyakārye pravṛtto'pi na siddhibhāk”
- abhiśaptaḥ -
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abhiśapta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṇyakā -
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puṇyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arye -
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arya (noun, masculine)[locative single]arya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ṛ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]
- pravṛtto' -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siddhi -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhāk -
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bhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhartrānugamanodyuktā reṇukā janamārikā”
- bhartrā -
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bhartṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- anugamano -
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anugamana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- udyuktā* -
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udyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udyuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- reṇukā* -
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reṇuka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]reṇukā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- janamāri -
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janamārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, 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 2340 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.