Sanskrit quote nr. 354 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचिरेण परस्य भूयसों विपरीतां विगणय्य चात्मनः ।
क्षययुक्तिमुपेक्षते कृती कुरुते तत्प्रतिकारमन्यथा ॥acireṇa parasya bhūyasoṃ viparītāṃ vigaṇayya cātmanaḥ |
kṣayayuktimupekṣate kṛtī kurute tatpratikāramanyathā ||
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.
Acirena (acireṇa, अचिरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Bhuyasa (bhūyasā, भूयसा): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Viparita (viparītā, विपरीता): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Kshayayukti (ksayayukti, kṣayayukti, क्षययुक्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Upeksha (upeksa, upekṣa, उपेक्ष): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Pratikara (pratikāra, प्रतिकार): defined in 8 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “acireṇa parasya bhūyasoṃ viparītāṃ vigaṇayya cātmanaḥ”
- acireṇa -
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acireṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- parasya -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive single]para (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhūyaso -
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bhūyasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhūyasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viparītām -
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viparītā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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]
- gaṇayya -
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√gaṇ -> gaṇayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √gaṇ]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣayayuktimupekṣate kṛtī kurute tatpratikāramanyathā”
- kṣayayuktim -
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kṣayayukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upekṣa -
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upekṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kṛtī -
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kṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pratikāram -
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pratikāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 354 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.