Sanskrit quote nr. 8920 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं ज्ञानेन हीनं यत् कर्मान्धेन समं स्मृतम् ।
मार्गो वा मार्गलक्ष्यं वा नैव तस्य प्रतीयते ॥evaṃ jñānena hīnaṃ yat karmāndhena samaṃ smṛtam |
mārgo vā mārgalakṣyaṃ vā naiva tasya pratīyate ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन): defined in 14 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “evaṃ jñānena hīnaṃ yat karmāndhena samaṃ smṛtam”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñānena -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hīnam -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- 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]
- karmā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- andhena -
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andha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]andha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- smṛtam -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “mārgo vā mārgalakṣyaṃ vā naiva tasya pratīyate”
- mārgo* -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mārga -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mārg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third 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 8920 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.