Sanskrit quote nr. 8899 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्म खल्विह कर्तव्यं जातेनामित्रकर्शन ।
अकर्माणो हि जीवन्ति स्थावरा नेतरे जनाः ॥karma khalviha kartavyaṃ jātenāmitrakarśana |
akarmāṇo hi jīvanti sthāvarā netare janāḥ ||
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.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Karshana (karsana, karśana, कर्शन): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jivanti (jīvantī, जीवन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Sthavara (sthāvara, स्थावर, sthāvarā, स्थावरा): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Itara (इतर, itarā, इतरा): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Samkhya (school of philosophy), 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: “karma khalviha kartavyaṃ jātenāmitrakarśana”
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- khalvi -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- jātenā -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 4 verb]
- amitra -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karśana -
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karśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “akarmāṇo hi jīvanti sthāvarā netare janāḥ”
- akarmāṇo* -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvanti -
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jīvanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sthāvarā* -
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sthāvara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthāvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itare -
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itara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]itara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]itarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [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 8899 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.