Sanskrit quote nr. 3099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलं विलम्ब्य त्वरितुं हि वेला ।
कार्ये किल स्थैर्यसहे विचारः ॥alaṃ vilambya tvarituṃ hi velā |
kārye kila sthairyasahe vicāraḥ ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Vilambya (विलम्ब्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vela (velā, वेला): defined in 14 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Sthairya (स्थैर्य): defined in 9 categories.
Saha (सह, sahā, सहा): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Vicara (vicāra, विचार): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “alaṃ vilambya tvarituṃ hi velā”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vilambya -
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vilambya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tvaritum -
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√tvar -> tvaritum (infinitive)[infinitive from √tvar]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- velā -
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velā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kārye kila sthairyasahe vicāraḥ”
- kārye -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ], [locative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ], [vocative single from √kṛ], [vocative dual from √kṛ], [accusative dual from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṛ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- sthairya -
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sthairya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahe -
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saha (noun, masculine)[locative single]saha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sah (noun, masculine)[dative single]sah (noun, neuter)[dative single]√sah (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vicāraḥ -
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vicāra (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 3099 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.