Sanskrit quote nr. 56 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकार्यकरणाद्भीतः कार्याणां च विवर्जनात् ।
अकाले मन्त्रभेदाच्च येन माद्येन्न तत् पिबेत् ॥akāryakaraṇādbhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ ca vivarjanāt |
akāle mantrabhedācca yena mādyenna tat pibet ||
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.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Akarya (akārya, अकार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Akarana (akaraṇa, अकरण): defined in 6 categories.
Bhita (bhīta, भीत): defined in 12 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vivarjana (विवर्जन): defined in 3 categories.
Akale (akāle, अकाले): defined in 1 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल, akālā, अकाला): defined in 14 categories.
Mantrabheda (मन्त्रभेद): defined in 1 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “akāryakaraṇādbhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ ca vivarjanāt”
- akārya -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third single]
- akaraṇād -
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akaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhītaḥ -
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bhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryāṇām -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivarjanāt -
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vivarjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “akāle mantrabhedācca yena mādyenna tat pibet”
- akāle -
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akāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāle (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mantrabhedāc -
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mantrabheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mādyen -
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√mad (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pibet -
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√pā (verb class 1)[optative 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 56 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.