Sanskrit quote nr. 5735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आह्वानं किं भवति हि तरोः कस्यचित् प्रश्नविज्ञाः ।
प्रायः कार्यं किमपि न कलौ कुर्वते के परेषाम् ॥āhvānaṃ kiṃ bhavati hi taroḥ kasyacit praśnavijñāḥ |
prāyaḥ kāryaṃ kimapi na kalau kurvate ke pareṣām ||
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.
Ahvana (āhvāna, आह्वान): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Prashna (prasna, praśna, प्रश्न): defined in 9 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ, vijñā, विज्ञा): defined in 5 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Kali (कलि): defined in 21 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “āhvānaṃ kiṃ bhavati hi taroḥ kasyacit praśnavijñāḥ”
- āhvānam -
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āhvāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- taroḥ -
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taru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- praśna -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñāḥ -
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vijña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “prāyaḥ kāryaṃ kimapi na kalau kurvate ke pareṣām”
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalau -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kali (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- pareṣām -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]para (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 5735 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.