Sanskrit quote nr. 681 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यादरो भवेद् यत्र कार्यकारणवर्जितः ।
तत्र शङ्का प्रकर्तव्या परिणामेऽसुखावहा ॥

atyādaro bhaved yatra kāryakāraṇavarjitaḥ |
tatra śaṅkā prakartavyā pariṇāme'sukhāvahā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atyadara (atyādara, अत्यादर): defined in 2 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Karyakarana (kāryakāraṇa, कार्यकारण): defined in 5 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Prakartavya (prakartavyā, प्रकर्तव्या): defined in 3 categories.
Parinama (pariṇāma, परिणाम): defined in 16 categories.
Asukhavaha (asukhāvahā, असुखावहा): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)

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: “atyādaro bhaved yatra kāryakāraṇavarjitaḥ
  • atyādaro* -
  • atyādara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kāryakāraṇa -
  • kāryakāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjitaḥ -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatra śaṅkā prakartavyā pariṇāme'sukhāvahā
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaṅkā -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakartavyā -
  • prakartavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pariṇāme' -
  • pariṇāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • asukhāvahā -
  • asukhāvahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 681 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.

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