Sanskrit quote nr. 8452 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं न्याय्यमनुष्ठानं मादृशः प्रतिषेधतु ।
कथं वाभ्यनुजानातु साहसैकरसां क्रियाम् ॥kathaṃ nyāyyamanuṣṭhānaṃ mādṛśaḥ pratiṣedhatu |
kathaṃ vābhyanujānātu sāhasaikarasāṃ kriyām ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nyayya (nyāyya, न्याय्य): defined in 5 categories.
Anushthana (anusthana, anuṣṭhāna, अनुष्ठान): defined in 7 categories.
Madrish (madrs, mādṛś, मादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Madrisha (madrsa, mādṛśa, मादृश): defined in 1 categories.
Pratishedha (pratisedha, pratiṣedha, प्रतिषेध): defined in 11 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस, sāhasā, साहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Ekarasa (ekarasā, एकरसा): defined in 7 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “kathaṃ nyāyyamanuṣṭhānaṃ mādṛśaḥ pratiṣedhatu”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nyāyyam -
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nyāyya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyāyya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nyāyyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anuṣṭhānam -
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anuṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mādṛśaḥ -
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mādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]mādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratiṣedha -
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pratiṣedha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ vābhyanujānātu sāhasaikarasāṃ kriyām”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhyanu -
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abhyanu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jānātu -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[imperative active third single]
- sāhasai -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekarasām -
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ekarasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kriyām -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 8452 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.