Sanskrit quote nr. 8798 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोषि तास्त्वमुत्खातमोहस्थाने स्थिरा मतीः ।
पदं यतिः सुतपसा लभतेऽतः सशुक्लिम ॥karoṣi tāstvamutkhātamohasthāne sthirā matīḥ |
padaṃ yatiḥ sutapasā labhate'taḥ saśuklima ||
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.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Utkhatam (utkhātam, उत्खातम्): defined in 1 categories.
Utkhata (utkhāta, उत्खात): defined in 3 categories.
Oha (ओह): defined in 5 categories.
Ohas (ओहस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर, sthirā, स्थिरा): defined in 15 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Sashuc (sasuc, saśuc, सशुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry)
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: “karoṣi tāstvamutkhātamohasthāne sthirā matīḥ”
- karoṣi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active second single]
- tās -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- utkhātam -
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utkhātam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utkhāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkhāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkhātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ohas -
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ohas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]oha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thā -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sthirā* -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- matīḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “padaṃ yatiḥ sutapasā labhate'taḥ saśuklima”
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yatiḥ -
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yati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sutapasā* -
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sutapasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- labhate' -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saśuk -
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saśuc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]saśuc (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lim -
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li (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 8798 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.