Sanskrit quote nr. 8449 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं नाम न सेव्यन्ते यत्नतः परमेश्वराः ।
अचिरेणैव ये तुष्टाः पूरयन्ति मनोरथान् ॥kathaṃ nāma na sevyante yatnataḥ parameśvarāḥ |
acireṇaiva ye tuṣṭāḥ pūrayanti manorathān ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yatnatah (yatnataḥ, यत्नतः): defined in 1 categories.
Parameshvara (paramesvara, parameśvara, परमेश्वर): defined in 15 categories.
Acirena (acireṇa, अचिरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tushta (tusta, tuṣṭa, तुष्ट, tuṣṭā, तुष्टा): defined in 7 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “kathaṃ nāma na sevyante yatnataḥ parameśvarāḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevyante -
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√sev (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√sīv (verb class 0)[present passive third plural]
- yatnataḥ -
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yatnataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parameśvarāḥ -
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parameśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “acireṇaiva ye tuṣṭāḥ pūrayanti manorathān”
- acireṇai -
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acireṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]acira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tuṣṭāḥ -
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tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tus class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
- pūrayanti -
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√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- manorathān -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 8449 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.