Sanskrit quote nr. 80 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकीर्तेः कारणं योषिद् योषिद्वैरस्य कारणम् ।
संसारकारणं योषिद् योषितं वर्जयेत्ततः ॥

akīrteḥ kāraṇaṃ yoṣid yoṣidvairasya kāraṇam |
saṃsārakāraṇaṃ yoṣid yoṣitaṃ varjayettataḥ ||

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.

Akirti (akīrti, अकीर्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Vairasya (वैरस्य): defined in 5 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 15 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “akīrteḥ kāraṇaṃ yoṣid yoṣidvairasya kāraṇam
  • akīrteḥ -
  • akīrti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yoṣid -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yoṣid -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vairasya -
  • vairasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “saṃsārakāraṇaṃ yoṣid yoṣitaṃ varjayettataḥ
  • saṃsāra -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yoṣid -
  • yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yoṣitam -
  • yoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

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 80 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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