Sanskrit quote nr. 110 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृत्वा मानुषं कर्म यो दैवमनुवर्तते ।
वृथा श्राम्यति संप्राप्य पतिं क्लीबमिवाङ्गना ॥akṛtvā mānuṣaṃ karma yo daivamanuvartate |
vṛthā śrāmyati saṃprāpya patiṃ klībamivāṅganā ||
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.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Manusha (manusa, mānuṣa, मानुष): defined in 12 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Anuva (anuvā, अनुवा): defined in 2 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Samprapya (samprāpya, सम्प्राप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Kliba (klība, क्लीब): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “akṛtvā mānuṣaṃ karma yo daivamanuvartate”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānuṣam -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daivam -
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daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anuvar -
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anuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “vṛthā śrāmyati saṃprāpya patiṃ klībamivāṅganā”
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śrāmyati -
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√śram -> śrāmyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram -> śrāmyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śram class 4 verb]√śram (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- samprāpya -
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samprāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samprāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- klībam -
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klība (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]klība (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]klībā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 110 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.