Sanskrit quote nr. 69 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकाले कृत्यमारब्धं कऋतुं नार्थाय कल्पते ।
तदेव काल आरब्धं महतेऽर्थाय कल्पते ॥akāle kṛtyamārabdhaṃ kaṛtuṃ nārthāya kalpate |
tadeva kāla ārabdhaṃ mahate'rthāya kalpate ||
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.
Akale (akāle, अकाले): defined in 1 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल, akālā, अकाला): defined in 14 categories.
Krityam (krtyam, kṛtyam, कृत्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Arabdha (ārabdha, आरब्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Kalpata (kalpatā, कल्पता): defined in 1 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaiva philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), 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: “akāle kṛtyamārabdhaṃ kaṛtuṃ nārthāya kalpate”
- 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]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- ārabdham -
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ārabdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārabdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārabdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛtum -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthāya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kalpate -
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kalpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “tadeva kāla ārabdhaṃ mahate'rthāya kalpate”
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāla* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārabdham -
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ārabdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārabdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārabdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahate' -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[dative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[dative single]mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- arthāya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[dative single]artha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kalpate -
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kalpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp (verb class 1)[present middle 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 69 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.