Sanskrit quote nr. 8095 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमन्याय्यया बुद्ध्या कृतं कर्माशुभावहम् ।
तस्मात् तन् न्याय्यया कुर्याद् बकेनाहेः कृतं यथा ॥evamanyāyyayā buddhyā kṛtaṃ karmāśubhāvaham |
tasmāt tan nyāyyayā kuryād bakenāheḥ kṛtaṃ yathā ||
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.
Anyayya (anyāyyā, अन्याय्या): defined in 4 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ashubha (asubha, aśubha, अशुभ): defined in 13 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Nyayya (nyāyyā, न्याय्या): defined in 5 categories.
Baka (बक): defined in 13 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “evamanyāyyayā buddhyā kṛtaṃ karmāśubhāvaham”
- 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]
- anyāyyayā -
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anyāyyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- buddhyā -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aśubhāva -
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aśubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperfect active first dual]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tasmāt tan nyāyyayā kuryād bakenāheḥ kṛtaṃ yathā”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nyāyyayā -
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nyāyyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- bakenā -
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baka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aheḥ -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (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 -> kṛta (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 (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 8095 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.