Sanskrit quote nr. 761 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ राज्ञा दरः कार्यो न तु कस्यां चिदापदि ।
अपि चेतसि दीर्णः स्यान् नैव वर्तेत दीर्णवत् ॥atha rājñā daraḥ kāryo na tu kasyāṃ cidāpadi |
api cetasi dīrṇaḥ syān naiva varteta dīrṇavat ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Dara (दर): defined in 13 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Dirna (dīrṇa, दीर्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “atha rājñā daraḥ kāryo na tu kasyāṃ cidāpadi”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rājñā -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- daraḥ -
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dara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryo* -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kasyām -
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kā (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āpadi -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “api cetasi dīrṇaḥ syān naiva varteta dīrṇavat”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cetasi -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√cit (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- dīrṇaḥ -
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dīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syān -
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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]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- varteta -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- dī -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- īrṇavat -
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√īr -> īrṇavat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √īr class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īr class 2 verb], [accusative single from √īr class 2 verb]
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 761 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.