Sanskrit quote nr. 8516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कदाचिदपि संजातम् अकार्यादिष्टसाधनम् ।
यदनिष्टं तु सत्कार्यान् नाकार्यप्रेरकं हि तत् ॥kadācidapi saṃjātam akāryādiṣṭasādhanam |
yadaniṣṭaṃ tu satkāryān nākāryaprerakaṃ hi tat ||
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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.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sanjata (sañjāta, सञ्जात): defined in 9 categories.
Akarya (akārya, अकार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Sadhana (sādhana, साधन): defined in 21 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anishta (anista, aniṣṭa, अनिष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Satkarya (satkārya, सत्कार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Naka (nāka, नाक, nākā, नाका): defined in 7 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Preraka (प्रेरक): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil
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: “kadācidapi saṃjātam akāryādiṣṭasādhanam”
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sañjātam -
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sañjāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sañjāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sañjātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akāryād -
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akārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]akārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iṣṭa -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yadaniṣṭaṃ tu satkāryān nākāryaprerakaṃ hi tat”
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aniṣṭam -
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aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- satkāryān -
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satkārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]satkārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- nākā -
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nāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nākā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arya -
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arya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prerakam -
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preraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]preraka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prerakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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 8516 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.