Sanskrit quote nr. 8604 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कपटेन पुनर्नैव व्यापारो यदि या कृतः ।
पुनर्न परिपाकार्हा हण्डिका काष्ठनिर्मिता ॥kapaṭena punarnaiva vyāpāro yadi yā kṛtaḥ |
punarna paripākārhā haṇḍikā kāṣṭhanirmitā ||
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.
Kapata (kapaṭa, कपट): defined in 10 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Paripaka (paripāka, परिपाक): defined in 9 categories.
Arha (अर्ह, arhā, अर्हा): defined in 5 categories.
Handika (haṇḍikā, हण्डिका): defined in 1 categories.
Kashtha (kastha, kāṣṭha, काष्ठ): defined in 14 categories.
Nirmita (nirmitā, निर्मिता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Prakrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kapaṭena punarnaiva vyāpāro yadi yā kṛtaḥ”
- kapaṭena -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyāpāro* -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtaḥ -
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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]
- Line 2: “punarna paripākārhā haṇḍikā kāṣṭhanirmitā”
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paripākā -
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paripāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arhā* -
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arha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- haṇḍikā -
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haṇḍikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāṣṭha -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmitā -
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nirmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 8604 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.