Sanskrit quote nr. 2018 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि चाप्यफलं कर्म पश्यामः कुर्वतो जनान् ।
नान्यथा ह्यभिजानन्ति वृत्तिं लोके कथंचन ॥api cāpyaphalaṃ karma paśyāmaḥ kurvato janān |
nānyathā hyabhijānanti vṛttiṃ loke kathaṃcana ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Capin (cāpin, चापिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Capya (cāpya, चाप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Aphala (अफल): defined in 7 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Abhija (अभिज): defined in 3 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “api cāpyaphalaṃ karma paśyāmaḥ kurvato janān”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāpya -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ci]
- aphalam -
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aphala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aphala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aphalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√phal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paśyām -
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paśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kurvato* -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- janān -
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jana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nānyathā hyabhijānanti vṛttiṃ loke kathaṃcana”
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- abhijān -
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abhija (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vṛttim -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative 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 2018 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.