Sanskrit quote nr. 61 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकालचर्या विषमा च गोष्ठी कुमित्रसेवा न कदापि कार्या ।
पश्याण्डजं पद्मवने प्रसुप्तं धनुर्विमुक्तेन शरेण भिन्नम् ॥

akālacaryā viṣamā ca goṣṭhī kumitrasevā na kadāpi kāryā |
paśyāṇḍajaṃ padmavane prasuptaṃ dhanurvimuktena śareṇa bhinnam ||

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.

Akala (akāla, अकाल): defined in 14 categories.
Carya (चर्य, caryā, चर्या): defined in 14 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣamā, विषमा): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.
Kumitra (कुमित्र): defined in 1 categories.
Seva (sevā, सेवा): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Karya (kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Andaja (aṇḍaja, अण्डज): defined in 13 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Vana (वन, vanā, वना): defined in 20 categories.
Vani (वनि): defined in 15 categories.
Prasupta (प्रसुप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Vimukta (विमुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Bhinna (भिन्न): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “akālacaryā viṣamā ca goṣṭhī kumitrasevā na kadāpi kāryā”
akāla -
akāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
caryā* -
carī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

carya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

caryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
viṣamā -
viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
goṣṭhī -
goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
kumitra -
kumitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sevā* -
sevā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kāryā -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
Line 2: “paśyāṇḍajaṃ padmavane prasuptaṃ dhanurvimuktena śareṇa bhinnam”
paśyā -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
aṇḍajam -
aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṇḍaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padma -
padma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vane -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
prasuptam -
prasupta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prasupta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prasuptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhanur -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vimuktena -
vimukta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vimukta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śareṇa -
śara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhinnam -
bhinna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhinna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

bhinnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 61 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.

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Last Updated: 20 April, 2019