Sanskrit quote nr. 8475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमपि हि भवन्ति क्षेत्रसद्बीजयोगाज् ।
जगदुपकृतिहेतोर्नात्मवृत्त्यै फलन्ति ॥kathamapi hi bhavanti kṣetrasadbījayogāj |
jagadupakṛtihetornātmavṛttyai phalanti ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Upakritin (upakrtin, upakṛtin, उपकृतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “kathamapi hi bhavanti kṣetrasadbījayogāj”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Cannot analyse kṣetrasadbījayogāj
- Line 2: “jagadupakṛtihetornātmavṛttyai phalanti”
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- upakṛti -
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upakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]upakṛtin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]upakṛtin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hetor -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttyai -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- phalanti -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third 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 8475 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.