Sanskrit quote nr. 8918 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणा येन तेनेह मृदुना दारुणेन वा ।
उद्धरेद् दीनमात्मानं समर्थो धर्ममाचरेत् ॥karmaṇā yena teneha mṛdunā dāruṇena vā |
uddhared dīnamātmānaṃ samartho dharmamācaret ||
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.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु): defined in 14 categories.
Daruna (dāruṇa, दारुण): defined in 15 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Dinam (dīnam, दीनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dina (dīna, दीन): defined in 16 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “karmaṇā yena teneha mṛdunā dāruṇena vā”
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tene -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛdunā -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dāruṇena -
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dāruṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dāruṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “uddhared dīnamātmānaṃ samartho dharmamācaret”
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dhared -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- dīnam -
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dīnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātmānam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- samartho* -
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samartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 8918 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.