Sanskrit quote nr. 2205 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्सु प्लवन्ते पाषाणा मानुषा घ्नन्ति राक्षसान् ।
कपयः कर्म कुर्वन्ति कालस्य कुटिला गतिः ॥apsu plavante pāṣāṇā mānuṣā ghnanti rākṣasān |
kapayaḥ karma kurvanti kālasya kuṭilā gatiḥ ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apsu (अप्सु): defined in 1 categories.
Manusha (manusa, mānuṣa, मानुष): defined in 12 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rākṣasa, राक्षस): defined in 18 categories.
Kapi (कपि): defined in 11 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल, kuṭilā, कुटिला): defined in 15 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “apsu plavante pāṣāṇā mānuṣā ghnanti rākṣasān”
- apsu -
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apsu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]apsu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]apsu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ap (noun, feminine)[locative plural]ap (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- plavante -
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√plav (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√plu (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- pāṣāṇā* -
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pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mānuṣā* -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ghnanti -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- rākṣasān -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kapayaḥ karma kurvanti kālasya kuṭilā gatiḥ”
- kapayaḥ -
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kapi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- kālasya -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kuṭilā* -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuṭilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2205 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.