Sanskrit quote nr. 3613 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंचयादपूर्वस्य क्षयात् पूर्वार्जितस्य च ।
कर्मणो बन्धमाप्नोति शारीरं न पुनः पुनः ॥asaṃcayādapūrvasya kṣayāt pūrvārjitasya ca |
karmaṇo bandhamāpnoti śārīraṃ na punaḥ punaḥ ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Purvarjita (pūrvārjita, पूर्वार्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śārīra, शारीर): defined in 18 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “asaṃcayādapūrvasya kṣayāt pūrvārjitasya ca”
- asañcayād -
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asañcaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]asañcaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apūrvasya -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kṣayāt -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pūrvārjitasya -
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pūrvārjita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pūrvārjita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “karmaṇo bandhamāpnoti śārīraṃ na punaḥ punaḥ”
- karmaṇo* -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bandham -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śārīram -
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śārīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śārīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3613 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.