Sanskrit quote nr. 7594 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकाकिना न गन्तव्यं यदि कार्यशतान्यपि ।
कर्कटीजन्तुमात्रेण कालसर्पो निपातितः ॥ekākinā na gantavyaṃ yadi kāryaśatānyapi |
karkaṭījantumātreṇa kālasarpo nipātitaḥ ||
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.
Ekakin (ekākin, एकाकिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Karkati (karkaṭi, कर्कटि, karkaṭī, कर्कटी): defined in 6 categories.
Jantumatri (jantumatr, jantumātṛ, जन्तुमातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ena (eṇa, एण): defined in 7 categories.
Kalasarpa (kālasarpa, कालसर्प): defined in 3 categories.
Nipatita (nipātita, निपातित): defined in 6 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: “ekākinā na gantavyaṃ yadi kāryaśatānyapi”
- ekākinā -
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ekākin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ekākin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kārya -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- aśatānya -
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aśata (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “karkaṭījantumātreṇa kālasarpo nipātitaḥ”
- karkaṭī -
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karkaṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]karkaṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jantumātre -
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jantumātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [dative single]
- eṇa -
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eṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālasarpo* -
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kālasarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nipātitaḥ -
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nipātita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7594 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.