Sanskrit quote nr. 8927 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येद् अकर्मणि च कर्म यः ।
स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ |
sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt ||
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.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Karmanya (karmaṇya, कर्मण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Buddhimat (बुद्धिमत्): defined in 5 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Kritsna (krtsna, kṛtsna, कृत्स्न): defined in 8 categories.
Karmakrit (karmakrt, karmakṛt, कर्मकृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hindi, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ”
- karmaṇya -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]karman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akarma -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[compound]akarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyed -
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√śā (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- akarmaṇi -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[locative single]akarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhimān -
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buddhimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manuṣyeṣu -
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manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manuṣya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuktaḥ -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- kṛtsna -
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kṛtsna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtsna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmakṛt -
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karmakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]karmakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 8927 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.