Sanskrit quote nr. 9163 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कष्टं नैव परिस्थिते समुदियात् कार्येषु नो जातुचित् ।
संजायेत न चापि तद्व्यतिकराद् बाह्यादकिंचित्करात् ॥kaṣṭaṃ naiva paristhite samudiyāt kāryeṣu no jātucit |
saṃjāyeta na cāpi tadvyatikarād bāhyādakiṃcitkarāt ||
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.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 21 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vyatikara (व्यतिकर): defined in 8 categories.
Bahyat (bāhyāt, बाह्यात्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahya (bāhya, बाह्य): defined in 15 categories.
Akincitkara (akiñcitkara, अकिञ्चित्कर): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Prakrit, Pali, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “kaṣṭaṃ naiva paristhite samudiyāt kāryeṣu no jātucit”
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthite -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
- samudi -
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samud (noun, masculine)[locative single]samud (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yāt -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[compound]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kāryeṣu -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kārya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [locative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃjāyeta na cāpi tadvyatikarād bāhyādakiṃcitkarāt”
- sañjāye -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vyatikarād -
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vyatikara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vyatikara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bāhyād -
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bāhyāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- akiñcitkarāt -
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akiñcitkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]akiñcitkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 9163 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.