Sanskrit quote nr. 8905 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणः फलनिर्वृत्तिं स्वयमश्नाति कारकः ।
प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते लोके कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च ॥karmaṇaḥ phalanirvṛttiṃ svayamaśnāti kārakaḥ |
pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate loke kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca ||
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.
Phalanirvritti (phalanirvrtti, phalanirvṛtti, फलनिर्वृत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ashna (asna, aśna, अश्न, aśnā, अश्ना): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Karaka (kāraka, कारक): defined in 20 categories.
Pratyaksham (pratyaksam, pratyakṣam, प्रत्यक्षम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pratyaksha (pratyaksa, pratyakṣa, प्रत्यक्ष): defined in 18 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “karmaṇaḥ phalanirvṛttiṃ svayamaśnāti kārakaḥ”
- karmaṇaḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- phalanirvṛttim -
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phalanirvṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśnā -
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aśna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aśnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kārakaḥ -
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kāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pratyakṣaṃ dṛśyate loke kṛtasyāpyakṛtasya ca”
- pratyakṣam -
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pratyakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pratyakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kṛtasyā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akṛtasya -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]akṛta (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]
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 8905 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.