Sanskrit quote nr. 8031 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं चेद् विधिना कृतोऽस्युपकृतौ कस्यांचिदप्यक्षमः ।
कामं मोपकृथास् ततस् तव मरो वाच्यं न धीरो भव ॥evaṃ ced vidhinā kṛto'syupakṛtau kasyāṃcidapyakṣamaḥ |
kāmaṃ mopakṛthās tatas tava maro vācyaṃ na dhīro bhava ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Upakrita (upakrta, upakṛta, उपकृत): defined in 4 categories.
Upakriti (upakrti, upakṛti, उपकृति): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम): defined in 10 categories.
Kamam (kāmam, कामम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mara (मर): defined in 15 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर): defined in 16 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “evaṃ ced vidhinā kṛto'syupakṛtau kasyāṃcidapyakṣamaḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidhinā -
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vidhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kṛto' -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- asyu -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- upakṛtau -
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upakṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]upakṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kasyāñ -
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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]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akṣamaḥ -
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akṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāmaṃ mopakṛthās tatas tava maro vācyaṃ na dhīro bhava”
- kāmam -
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kāmam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mo -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṛthās -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second single]
- tatas -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- maro* -
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mara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vācyam -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīro* -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 8031 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.