Sanskrit quote nr. 359 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अचोद्यमानानि यथा पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ।
स्वकालं नातिवर्तन्ते तथा कर्म पुराकृतम् ॥acodyamānāni yathā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca |
svakālaṃ nātivartante tathā karma purākṛtam ||
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.
Udyamana (udyamāna, उद्यमान): defined in 1 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Svakala (svakāla, स्वकाल): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Purakrita (purakrta, purākṛta, पुराकृत): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “acodyamānāni yathā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca”
- aco -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udyamānāni -
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√ud -> udyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √ud class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √ud class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> udyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √und class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √und class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √und class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √und class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √und class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √und class 7 verb]√vad -> udyamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṣpāṇi -
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puṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalāni -
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phala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “svakālaṃ nātivartante tathā karma purākṛtam”
- svakālam -
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svakāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ivar -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- purākṛtam -
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purākṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]purākṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purākṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 359 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.