Sanskrit quote nr. 8925 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणो हि प्रधानेन बुद्धिना किं प्रयोजनम् ।
पाषाणस्य कुतो बुद्धिस् ततो देवो भविष्यति ॥karmaṇo hi pradhānena buddhinā kiṃ prayojanam |
pāṣāṇasya kuto buddhis tato devo bhaviṣyati ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Pradhana (pradhāna, प्रधान): defined in 16 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kannada, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Pali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “karmaṇo hi pradhānena buddhinā kiṃ prayojanam”
- karmaṇo* -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pradhānena -
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pradhāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pradhāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “pāṣāṇasya kuto buddhis tato devo bhaviṣyati”
- pāṣāṇasya -
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pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kuto* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhis -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- devo* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third 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 8925 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.