Sanskrit quote nr. 8864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्तव्यो हृदि वर्तते यदि तरोरस्योपकारस् तदा ।
मा कालं गमयाम्बुवाह समये सिञ्चैनमम्भोभरैः ॥kartavyo hṛdi vartate yadi tarorasyopakāras tadā |
mā kālaṃ gamayāmbuvāha samaye siñcainamambhobharaiḥ ||
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.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rasya (रस्य, rasyā, रस्या): defined in 3 categories.
Upakara (upakāra, उपकार): defined in 13 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalam (kālam, कालम्): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Gama (gamā, गमा): defined in 9 categories.
Ambuvaha (ambuvāha, अम्बुवाह): defined in 2 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Aina (ऐन): defined in 6 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
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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: “kartavyo hṛdi vartate yadi tarorasyopakāras tadā”
- kartavyo* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vartate -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- taror -
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taru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rasyo -
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rasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ras -> rasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ras]ra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]rasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ras class 10 verb]
- upakāras -
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upakāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “mā kālaṃ gamayāmbuvāha samaye siñcainamambhobharaiḥ”
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gamayā -
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gamā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√gam (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- ambuvāha -
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ambuvāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaye -
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samaye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√sam (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- siñcai -
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√sic (verb class 6)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- ainam -
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aina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ambho -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bharaiḥ -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 8864 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.