Sanskrit quote nr. 1245 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनयश्च नयश्चापि दैवात् संपद्यते नरैः ।
तद्वशात् कुरुते कर्म शुभाशुभफलं पुमान् ॥anayaśca nayaścāpi daivāt saṃpadyate naraiḥ |
tadvaśāt kurute karma śubhāśubhaphalaṃ pumān ||
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.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Naya (नय): defined in 16 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Daivat (daivāt, दैवात्): defined in 3 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 11 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampadin (सम्पदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Tadvasha (tadvasa, tadvaśa, तद्वश): defined in 1 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Shubhashubhaphala (subhasubhaphala, śubhāśubhaphala, शुभाशुभफल): defined in 1 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anayaśca nayaścāpi daivāt saṃpadyate naraiḥ”
- anayaś -
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anaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ani (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√nay (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayaś -
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naya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daivāt -
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daivāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sampadya -
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sampadin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ate -
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- naraiḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tadvaśāt kurute karma śubhāśubhaphalaṃ pumān”
- tadvaśāt -
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tadvaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tadvaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śubhāśubhaphalam -
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śubhāśubhaphala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhāśubhaphala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhāśubhaphalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pumān -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[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 1245 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.