Sanskrit quote nr. 8510 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदाचन महाकार्ये लघुरेवोपयुज्यते ।
किं दूरीकृत्य दीर्घादि दूर्वां क्षेमाय नादृतः ॥kadācana mahākārye laghurevopayujyate |
kiṃ dūrīkṛtya dīrghādi dūrvāṃ kṣemāya nādṛtaḥ ||
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.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Akarya (akārya, अकार्य, akāryā, अकार्या): defined in 4 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Duri (dūrī, दूरी): defined in 6 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ, dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Durva (dūrvā, दूर्वा): defined in 14 categories.
Kshema (ksema, kṣema, क्षेम): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “kadācana mahākārye laghurevopayujyate”
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akārye -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[locative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- laghur -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evo -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ dūrīkṛtya dīrghādi dūrvāṃ kṣemāya nādṛtaḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dūrī -
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dūrī (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛtya -
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kṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛ -> kṛtya (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]√kṛ -> kṛtya (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]
- dīrghā -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dūrvām -
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dūrvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣemāya -
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kṣema (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṣema (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- nād -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛtaḥ -
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ṛta (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 8510 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.