Sanskrit quote nr. 8951 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मैव कारणं चात्र सुगतिं दुर्गतिं प्रति ।
कर्मैव प्राक्तनमपि क्षणं किं कोऽस्ति चाक्रियः ॥karmaiva kāraṇaṃ cātra sugatiṃ durgatiṃ prati |
karmaiva prāktanamapi kṣaṇaṃ kiṃ ko'sti cākriyaḥ ||
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.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Sugati (सुगति): defined in 11 categories.
Durgati (दुर्गति): defined in 8 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Praktana (prāktana, प्राक्तन): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Akriya (अक्रिय): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “karmaiva kāraṇaṃ cātra sugatiṃ durgatiṃ prati”
- karmai -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sugatim -
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sugati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sugati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- durgatim -
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durgati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]durgati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “karmaiva prāktanamapi kṣaṇaṃ kiṃ ko'sti cākriyaḥ”
- karmai -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- prāktanam -
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prāktana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāktana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akriyaḥ -
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akriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperfect active second 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 8951 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.