Sanskrit quote nr. 8934 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मभिः स्वैरवाप्तस्य जन्मनः पितरौ यथा ।
राज्ञं तथान्ये राज्यस्य प्रवृत्तावेव कारणम् ॥karmabhiḥ svairavāptasya janmanaḥ pitarau yathā |
rājñaṃ tathānye rājyasya pravṛttāveva kāraṇam ||
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.
Svaira (स्वैर): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Pravritti (pravrtti, pravṛtti, प्रवृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “karmabhiḥ svairavāptasya janmanaḥ pitarau yathā”
- karmabhiḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- svaira -
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svaira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aptasya -
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- janmanaḥ -
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janman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pitarau -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “rājñaṃ tathānye rājyasya pravṛttāveva kāraṇam”
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ājñam -
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ājñā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- rājyasya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]rājya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
- pravṛttāve -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pravṛtti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 8934 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.