Sanskrit quote nr. 3285 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवश्यं लभते कर्ता फलं पापस्य कर्मणः ।
घोरं पर्यागते काले द्रुमः पुष्पमिवार्तवम् ॥avaśyaṃ labhate kartā phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ |
ghoraṃ paryāgate kāle drumaḥ puṣpamivārtavam ||
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.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 14 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Papa (pāpa, पाप): defined in 14 categories.
Ghoram (घोरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghora (घोर): defined in 15 categories.
Paryagata (paryāgata, पर्यागत, paryāgatā, पर्यागता): defined in 1 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Artava (ārtava, आर्तव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “avaśyaṃ labhate kartā phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ”
- avaśyam -
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avaśyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- kartā -
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kartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāpasya -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- karmaṇaḥ -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ghoraṃ paryāgate kāle drumaḥ puṣpamivārtavam”
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paryāgate -
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paryāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]paryāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paryāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- drumaḥ -
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druma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṣpam -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ārtavam -
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ārtava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārtava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3285 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.