Sanskrit quote nr. 2344 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
यदप्यल्पतरं कर्म तदप्येकेन दुष्करम् ।
पुरुषेणासहायेन किमु राज्यं महोदयम् ॥yadapyalpataraṃ karma tadapyekena duṣkaram |
puruṣeṇāsahāyena 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.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Alpatara (अल्पतर): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dushkara (duskara, duṣkara, दुष्कर): defined in 10 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Asahaya (asahāya, असहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Mahodaya (महोदय): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “yadapyalpataraṃ karma tadapyekena duṣkaram”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- alpataram -
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alpatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alpatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alpatarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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: “puruṣeṇāsahāyena kimu rājyaṃ mahodayam”
- puruṣeṇā -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- asahāyena -
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asahāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]asahāya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- 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 2344 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.