Sanskrit quote nr. 651 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यन्तकण्डूतिपरो नराणाम् विरोधकारी शुनकः सदैव ।
स्यादूर्ध्वपादः शुनकः शयानः सिद्धिप्रदः कार्यविधौ विदुष्टे ॥atyantakaṇḍūtiparo narāṇām virodhakārī śunakaḥ sadaiva |
syādūrdhvapādaḥ śunakaḥ śayānaḥ siddhipradaḥ kāryavidhau viduṣṭe ||
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.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Virodhaka (विरोधक, virodhakā, विरोधका): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Shunaka (sunaka, śunaka, शुनक): defined in 7 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Urdhvapada (ūrdhvapāda, ऊर्ध्वपाद): defined in 2 categories.
Siddhiprada (सिद्धिप्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Vidu (विदु): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट, ṭā, टा): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “atyantakaṇḍūtiparo narāṇām virodhakārī śunakaḥ sadaiva”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇḍūti -
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kaṇḍūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- narāṇām -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- virodhakā -
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virodhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virodhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]virodhakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śunakaḥ -
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śunaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadai -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “syādūrdhvapādaḥ śunakaḥ śayānaḥ siddhipradaḥ kāryavidhau viduṣṭe”
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ūrdhvapādaḥ -
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ūrdhvapāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śunakaḥ -
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śunaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śayānaḥ -
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śayāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- siddhipradaḥ -
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siddhiprada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kārya -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- avidhau -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viduṣ -
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vidus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- ṭe -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 651 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.