Sanskrit quote nr. 7140 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपसर्गाः क्रियायोगे पाणिनेरिति संमतम् ।
निष्क्रियोऽपि तवारातिः सोपसर्गः सदा कथम् ॥upasargāḥ kriyāyoge pāṇineriti saṃmatam |
niṣkriyo'pi tavārātiḥ sopasargaḥ sadā katham ||
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.
Upasarga (उपसर्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Kriyayoga (kriyāyoga, क्रियायोग): defined in 6 categories.
Panini (pāṇini, पाणिनि): defined in 7 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Nishkriya (niskriya, niṣkriya, निष्क्रिय): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Arati (arāti, अराति): defined in 15 categories.
Sopasarga (सोपसर्ग): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “upasargāḥ kriyāyoge pāṇineriti saṃmatam”
- upasargāḥ -
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upasarga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kriyāyoge -
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kriyāyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pāṇiner -
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pāṇini (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- riti -
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rit (noun, masculine)[locative single]rit (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “niṣkriyo'pi tavārātiḥ sopasargaḥ sadā katham”
- niṣkriyo' -
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niṣkriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- arātiḥ -
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arāti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]arāti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sopasargaḥ -
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sopasarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7140 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.