Sanskrit quote nr. 8910 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणाचरितं पूर्वं सद्भिराचरितं च यत् ।
तदेवास्थाय मोदन्ते दान्ताः शमपरायणाः ॥karmaṇācaritaṃ pūrvaṃ sadbhirācaritaṃ ca yat |
tadevāsthāya modante dāntāḥ śamaparāyaṇāḥ ||
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.
Acarita (अचरित, ācarita, आचरित): defined in 3 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asthaya (āsthāya, आस्थाय): defined in 2 categories.
Danta (dānta, दान्त, dāntā, दान्ता): defined in 20 categories.
Shamapara (samapara, śamapara, शमपर): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “karmaṇācaritaṃ pūrvaṃ sadbhirācaritaṃ ca yat”
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- acaritam -
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acarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sadbhir -
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sat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ācaritam -
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ācarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ācarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ācaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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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]
- Line 2: “tadevāsthāya modante dāntāḥ śamaparāyaṇāḥ”
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āsthāya -
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āsthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- modante -
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√mud (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- dāntāḥ -
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dānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śamaparāya -
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śamapara (noun, masculine)[dative single]śamapara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ṇāḥ -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 8910 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.