Sanskrit quote nr. 834 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदीर्घदर्शिभिः क्रूरैर् मूढैरिन्द्रियसायकैः ।
हमद्भिः क्रियते कर्म रुदद्भिरनुभूयते ॥adīrghadarśibhiḥ krūrair mūḍhairindriyasāyakaiḥ |
hamadbhiḥ kriyate karma rudadbhiranubhūyate ||
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.
Adirghadarshin (adirghadarsin, adīrghadarśin, अदीर्घदर्शिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Sayaka (sāyaka, सायक): defined in 10 categories.
Ham (हम्): defined in 7 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rudat (रुदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anubhuya (anubhūya, अनुभूय): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali
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: “adīrghadarśibhiḥ krūrair mūḍhairindriyasāyakaiḥ”
- adīrghadarśibhiḥ -
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adīrghadarśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]adīrghadarśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- krūrair -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]krūra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mūḍhair -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mūḍha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- indriya -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyakaiḥ -
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sāyaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sāyaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “hamadbhiḥ kriyate karma rudadbhiranubhūyate”
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- adbhiḥ -
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ap (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rudadbhir -
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√rud -> rudat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √rud class 2 verb]√rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √rud class 2 verb]
- anubhūya -
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anubhūya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 834 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.