Sanskrit quote nr. 7044 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उपक्रमं वाञ्छितमाशु कुर्याद् ।
दूतोपयानात् क्रियमाणसंधिः ॥

upakramaṃ vāñchitamāśu kuryād |
dūtopayānāt kriyamāṇasaṃdhiḥ ||

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.

Upakrama (उपक्रम): defined in 8 categories.
Vanchita (vāñchita, वाञ्छित): defined in 6 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Upayana (upayāna, उपयान): defined in 5 categories.
Kriyamana (kriyamāṇa, क्रियमाण): defined in 7 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 19 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit

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: “upakramaṃ vāñchitamāśu kuryād
  • upakramam -
  • upakrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vāñchitam -
  • vāñchita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāñchita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāñchitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kuryād
  • Line 2: “dūtopayānāt kriyamāṇasaṃdhiḥ
  • dūto -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upayānāt -
  • upayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kriyamāṇa -
  • kriyamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kriyamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (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]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (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]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • sandhiḥ -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sandhi (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 7044 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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