Sanskrit quote nr. 358 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचेष्टमानमासीनं श्रीः कंचिदुपतिष्ठति ।
कश्चित् कर्माणि कुर्वन् हि न प्राप्यमधिगच्छति ॥aceṣṭamānamāsīnaṃ śrīḥ kaṃcidupatiṣṭhati |
kaścit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyamadhigacchati ||
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.
Aceshta (acesta, aceṣṭa, अचेष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन): defined in 11 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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: “aceṣṭamānamāsīnaṃ śrīḥ kaṃcidupatiṣṭhati”
- aceṣṭam -
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aceṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aceṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ānamā -
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ānama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ānamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsīnam -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kaścit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyamadhigacchati”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāpyam -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāpyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third 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 358 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.