Sanskrit quote nr. 7792 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतत् कृत्वा प्रियमनुचितप्रार्थनावर्त्मनो मे ।
सौहार्दाद् वा विधुर इति वा मय्यनुक्रोशबुद्ध्या ॥etat kṛtvā priyamanucitaprārthanāvartmano me |
sauhārdād vā vidhura iti vā mayyanukrośabuddhyā ||
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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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Anucita (अनुचित): defined in 9 categories.
Prarthana (prārthanā, प्रार्थना): defined in 15 categories.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sauharda (sauhārda, सौहार्द): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर): defined in 7 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Anukrosha (anukrosa, anukrośa, अनुक्रोश): defined in 4 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva 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: “etat kṛtvā priyamanucitaprārthanāvartmano me”
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anucita -
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anucita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anucita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prārthanā -
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prārthanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vartmano* -
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vartman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sauhārdād vā vidhura iti vā mayyanukrośabuddhyā”
- sauhārdād -
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sauhārda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sauhārda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidhura* -
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vidhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mayya -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√may -> mayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √may]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- anukrośa -
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anukrośa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhyā -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
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 7792 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.