Sanskrit quote nr. 8075 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवं श्रमविधिं कुर्याद् यावत् सिद्धिः प्रजायते ।
श्रमे सिद्धे च वर्षासु नैव ग्राह्यं धनुः करे ॥evaṃ śramavidhiṃ kuryād yāvat siddhiḥ prajāyate |
śrame siddhe ca varṣāsu naiva grāhyaṃ dhanuḥ kare ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Praja (प्रज): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध, siddhā, सिद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Varsha (varsa, varṣā, वर्षा): defined in 17 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Dhanu (धनु): defined in 13 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Jainism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “evaṃ śramavidhiṃ kuryād yāvat siddhiḥ prajāyate”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrama -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhim -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- yāvat -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- siddhiḥ -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “śrame siddhe ca varṣāsu naiva grāhyaṃ dhanuḥ kare”
- śrame -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- siddhe -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]siddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]siddhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sidh class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṣāsu -
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varṣā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- grāhyam -
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grāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
- dhanuḥ -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kare -
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kari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]kari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kara (noun, masculine)[locative single]kara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 8075 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.