Sanskrit quote nr. 8035 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवंज्ञात्वा महाभागाः पुरुषेण विजानता ।
दिवा तत् कर्म कर्तव्यं येन रात्रौ सुखं स्वपेत् ॥evaṃjñātvā mahābhāgāḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā |
divā tat karma kartavyaṃ yena rātrau sukhaṃ svapet ||
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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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Mahabhaga (mahābhāga, महाभाग, mahābhāgā, महाभागा): defined in 5 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Vijanat (vijānat, विजानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijanata (vijānatā, विजानता): defined in 1 categories.
Diva (divā, दिवा): defined in 12 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divan (दिवन्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 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, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “evaṃjñātvā mahābhāgāḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā”
- evañ -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- mahābhāgāḥ -
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mahābhāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puruṣeṇa -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vijānatā -
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vijānat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vijānat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vijānatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “divā tat karma kartavyaṃ yena rātrau sukhaṃ svapet”
- divā -
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divā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]div (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]divan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apet -
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√pi (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]√pī (verb class 2)[imperfect active third 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 8035 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.