Sanskrit quote nr. 6886 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यमेन विना राजन् न सिध्यन्ति मनोरथाः ।
कातरा इति जल्पन्ति यद् भाव्यं तद् भविष्यति ॥udyamena vinā rājan na sidhyanti manorathāḥ |
kātarā iti jalpanti yad bhāvyaṃ tad bhaviṣyati ||
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.
Udyama (उद्यम): defined in 8 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ, manorathā, मनोरथा): defined in 10 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर, kātarā, कातरा): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavya (bhāvya, भाव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavishyat (bhavisyat, bhaviṣyat, भविष्यत्): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “udyamena vinā rājan na sidhyanti manorathāḥ”
- udyamena -
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udyama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sidhyanti -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- manorathāḥ -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manorathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kātarā iti jalpanti yad bhāvyaṃ tad bhaviṣyati”
- kātarā* -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kātarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jalpanti -
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√jalp -> jalpat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp -> jalpantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jalp class 1 verb]√jalp (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāvyam -
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bhāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhū]√bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future 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 6886 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.