Sanskrit quote nr. 8795 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोतु नाम नीतिज्ञो व्यवसायमितस्ततः ।
फलं पुनस् तदेव स्याद् यद् विधेर्मनसि स्थितम् ॥karotu nāma nītijño vyavasāyamitastataḥ |
phalaṃ punas tadeva syād yad vidhermanasi sthitam ||
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.
Nitijna (nītijña, नीतिज्ञ): defined in 6 categories.
Vyavasaya (vyavasāya, व्यवसाय): defined in 8 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “karotu nāma nītijño vyavasāyamitastataḥ”
- karotu -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active third single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nītijño* -
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nītijña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyavasāyam -
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vyavasāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- itastataḥ -
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itastataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “phalaṃ punas tadeva syād yad vidhermanasi sthitam”
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- punas -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidher -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]
- manasi -
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manasin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manasin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]manas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 8795 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.