Sanskrit quote nr. 3332 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविज्ञाय फलं यो हि कर्म त्वेवानुधावति ।
स शोचेत् फलवेलायां यथा किंशुकसेचकः ॥avijñāya phalaṃ yo hi karma tvevānudhāvati |
sa śocet phalavelāyāṃ yathā kiṃśukasecakaḥ ||
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.
Avijna (avijña, अविज्ञ): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Udhan (उधन्): defined in 2 categories.
Avat (अवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vela (velā, वेला): defined in 14 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kimshuka (kimsuka, kiṃśuka, किंशुक): defined in 12 categories.
Secaka (सेचक): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Nepali
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: “avijñāya phalaṃ yo hi karma tvevānudhāvati”
- avijñāya -
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avijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]avijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tve -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]tva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- evān -
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eva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- udhā -
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udhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avati -
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avat (noun, masculine)[locative single]avat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√u -> avat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √u class 1 verb]√u -> avat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √u class 1 verb]√av (verb class 1)[present active third single]√u (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “sa śocet phalavelāyāṃ yathā kiṃśukasecakaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocet -
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√śuc (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- phala -
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phala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- velāyām -
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velā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kiṃśuka -
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kiṃśuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kiṃśuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- secakaḥ -
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secaka (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 3332 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.