Sanskrit quote nr. 58 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकार्यमसकृत् कृत्वा दृश्यन्ते ह्यधना नराः ।
धनयुक्तास्त्वधर्मस्था दृश्यन्ते चापरे जनाः ॥akāryamasakṛt kṛtvā dṛśyante hyadhanā narāḥ |
dhanayuktāstvadharmasthā dṛśyante cāpare janāḥ ||
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.
Akarya (akārya, अकार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Adhana (अधन, adhanā, अधना): defined in 9 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Yukta (युक्त, yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Dharmastha (धर्मस्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “akāryamasakṛt kṛtvā dṛśyante hyadhanā narāḥ”
- akāryam -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asakṛt -
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asakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- adhanā* -
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adhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “dhanayuktāstvadharmasthā dṛśyante cāpare janāḥ”
- dhana -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yuktās -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- tva -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmasthā* -
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dharmastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 58 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.