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Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]
by Shwetayan Vyas | 1,169,834 words | ISBN-10: 8170801818 | ISBN-13: 9788170801818
The Lakshminarayana Samhita verse 3.5.21 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Lakshmi-narayana-samhita is an encyclopaedic work devoted to Narayana although it deals with various deities. The work is written in Puranic style and divided into four books according to the four Yugas. This is verse 21 of chapter 5 of Khanda 3 (dvapara-yuga-santana). In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.
Verse 3.5.21
श्रेष्ठं कार्यं विहायैव कः कनिष्ठे विशेज्जनः ।
ब्राह्मणोऽहं न तत्कर्तुं शक्नोम्यत्र कदाचन ॥ २१ ॥
śreṣṭhaṃ kāryaṃ vihāyaiva kaḥ kaniṣṭhe viśejjanaḥ |
brāhmaṇo'haṃ na tatkartuṃ śaknomyatra kadācana || 21 ||
The Sanskrit text of Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 3.5.21 is contained in the book Shri Lakshmi Narayana Samhita by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.5.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shreshtha, Karya, Vihaya, Viha, Kah, Kanishtha, Brahmana, Aha, Asmad, Tat, Tad, Kartu, Atra, Kada, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “śreṣṭhaṃ kāryaṃ vihāyaiva kaḥ kaniṣṭhe viśejjanaḥ”
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (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], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (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]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- vihāyai -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viha (noun, masculine)[dative single]viha (noun, neuter)[dative single]vihā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaniṣṭhe -
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kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse viśejjanaḥ
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇo'haṃ na tatkartuṃ śaknomyatra kadācana”
- brāhmaṇo' -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaknomya -
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√śak (verb class 5)[present active first single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]