Sanskrit quote nr. 9225 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कस्मिन् कर्मणि सामर्थ्यम् अस्य नोत्तपतेतराम् ।
अयं साधुचरस् तस्माद् अञ्जलिर्बध्यतामिह ॥kasmin karmaṇi sāmarthyam asya nottapatetarām |
ayaṃ sādhucaras tasmād añjalirbadhyatāmiha ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Samarthya (sāmarthya, सामर्थ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Utta (उत्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Sadhu (sādhu, साधु): defined in 14 categories.
Cara (चर): defined in 18 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Anjali (añjali, अञ्जलि): defined in 13 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “kasmin karmaṇi sāmarthyam asya nottapatetarām”
- kasmin -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- karmaṇi -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sāmarthyam -
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sāmarthya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- utta -
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utta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
- pateta -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- rām -
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rā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ayaṃ sādhucaras tasmād añjalirbadhyatāmiha”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caras -
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cara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- añjalir -
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añjali (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- badhyatām -
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√bandh (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√bandh (verb class 4)[imperative passive third single]√bandh (verb class 9)[imperative passive third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9225 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.