Sanskrit quote nr. 8304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कः शमः क्रियतां प्राज्ञाः प्रियाप्रीतौ परिश्रमः ।
भस्मीभूतस्य भूतस्य पुनरागमनं कुतः ॥kaḥ śamaḥ kriyatāṃ prājñāḥ priyāprītau pariśramaḥ |
bhasmībhūtasya bhūtasya punarāgamanaṃ kutaḥ ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Prajna (prājña, प्राज्ञ, prājñā, प्राज्ञा): defined in 11 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Apriti (aprīti, अप्रीति): defined in 5 categories.
Parishrama (parisrama, pariśrama, परिश्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Punaragamana (punarāgamana, पुनरागमन): defined in 7 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kaḥ śamaḥ kriyatāṃ prājñāḥ priyāprītau pariśramaḥ”
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śamaḥ -
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śama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kriyatām -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- prājñāḥ -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prājñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aprītau -
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aprīti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pariśramaḥ -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhasmībhūtasya bhūtasya punarāgamanaṃ kutaḥ”
- bhasmībhūtasya -
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bhasmībhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhasmībhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhūtasya -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- punarāgamanam -
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punarāgamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (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 8304 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.