Sanskrit quote nr. 8935 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मभूमिमिमां प्राप्य कर्तव्यं कर्म यच्छुभम् ।
अग्निर्वायुश्च सोमश्च कर्मणां फलभागिनः ॥karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yacchubham |
agnirvāyuśca somaśca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ ||
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.
Karmabhumi (karmabhūmi, कर्मभूमि): defined in 6 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Soma (सोम): defined in 25 categories.
Phalabhagin (phalabhāgin, फलभागिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “karmabhūmimimāṃ prāpya kartavyaṃ karma yacchubham”
- karmabhūmim -
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karmabhūmi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yacch -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “agnirvāyuśca somaśca karmaṇāṃ phalabhāginaḥ”
- agnir -
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agni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāyuś -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- somaś -
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soma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmaṇām -
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karman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- phalabhāginaḥ -
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phalabhāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]phalabhāgin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8935 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.