Sanskrit quote nr. 106 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृत्वा कर्म यो लोके फलं विन्दति विष्टितः ।
स तु वक्तव्यतां याति द्वेष्यो भवति प्रायशः ॥akṛtvā karma yo loke phalaṃ vindati viṣṭitaḥ |
sa tu vaktavyatāṃ yāti dveṣyo bhavati prāyaśaḥ ||
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.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Vindati (vindatī, विन्दती): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vaktavyata (vaktavyatā, वक्तव्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Dveshya (dvesya, dveṣya, द्वेष्य): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Prayashah (prayasah, prāyaśaḥ, प्रायशः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit
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: “akṛtvā karma yo loke phalaṃ vindati viṣṭitaḥ”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vindati -
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√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vindatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- viṣṭi -
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viṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]viṣṭi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa tu vaktavyatāṃ yāti dveṣyo bhavati prāyaśaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vaktavyatām -
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vaktavyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dveṣyo* -
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dveṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dviṣ]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prāyaśaḥ -
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prāyaśaḥ (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 106 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.