Sanskrit quote nr. 8932 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मदायादवल् लोकः कर्मसंबन्धलक्षणः ।
कर्माणि चोदयन्तीह यथान्योन्यं तथा वयम् ॥karmadāyādaval lokaḥ karmasaṃbandhalakṣaṇaḥ |
karmāṇi codayantīha yathānyonyaṃ tathā vayam ||
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.
Karmadayada (karmadāyāda, कर्मदायाद): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Anyonyam (अन्योन्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vedanta (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: “karmadāyādaval lokaḥ karmasaṃbandhalakṣaṇaḥ”
- karmadāyāda -
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karmadāyāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- al -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lokaḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karmasam -
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karmasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bandha -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bandh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lakṣaṇaḥ -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “karmāṇi codayantīha yathānyonyaṃ tathā vayam”
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- codayantī -
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√cud -> codayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √cud], [adverb from √cud]√cud -> codayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √cud], [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative dual from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud], [accusative dual from √cud], [accusative plural from √cud]√cud -> codayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √cud], [vocative single from √cud]√cud (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 8932 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.