Sanskrit quote nr. 59 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकार्याण्यपि पर्याप्य कृत्वापिं वृजिनार्जनं ।
विधीयते हितं यस्य स देहः कस्य सुस्थिरः ॥akāryāṇyapi paryāpya kṛtvāpiṃ vṛjinārjanaṃ |
vidhīyate hitaṃ yasya sa dehaḥ kasya susthiraḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि, āpi, आपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (āpya, आप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vriji (vrji, vṛji, वृजि): defined in 2 categories.
Vrijina (vrjina, vṛjina, वृजिन, vṛjinā, वृजिना): defined in 2 categories.
Arjana (अर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Susthira (सुस्थिर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “akāryāṇyapi paryāpya kṛtvāpiṃ vṛjinārjanaṃ”
- akāryāṇya -
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akārya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- paryā -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āpya -
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āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- āpim -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vṛjinā -
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vṛjina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛjina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vṛji (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vṛjinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjanam -
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arjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidhīyate hitaṃ yasya sa dehaḥ kasya susthiraḥ”
- vidhī -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- hitam -
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hita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dehaḥ -
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deha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- susthiraḥ -
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susthira (noun, masculine)[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 59 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.