Sanskrit quote nr. 2391 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यासानुसरी विद्या बुद्धिः कर्मानुसारिणी ।
उद्योगानुसरी लक्ष्मीः फलं भाग्यानुसारि च ॥abhyāsānusarī vidyā buddhiḥ karmānusāriṇī |
udyogānusarī lakṣmīḥ phalaṃ bhāgyānusāri ca ||
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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.
Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Anusarini (anusāriṇī, अनुसारिणी): defined in 2 categories.
Anusarin (anusārin, अनुसारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Usri (usr, usṛ, उसृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “abhyāsānusarī vidyā buddhiḥ karmānusāriṇī”
- abhyāsān -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usarī -
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- vidyā* -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- buddhiḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anusāriṇī -
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anusāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]anusārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “udyogānusarī lakṣmīḥ phalaṃ bhāgyānusāri ca”
- udyogān -
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udyoga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usarī -
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- lakṣmīḥ -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāgyān -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- usā -
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usṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 2391 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.