Sanskrit quote nr. 8903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

कर्मजाः प्रभवन्त्येव यथाकालमुपद्रवाः ।
एतत्तु कष्टं यच्छत्रुः कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥

karmajāḥ prabhavantyeva yathākālamupadravāḥ |
etattu kaṣṭaṃ yacchatruḥ kartāhamiti manyate ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Karmaja (कर्मज, karmajā, कर्मजा): defined in 4 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yathakala (yathākāla, यथाकाल): defined in 5 categories.
Upadrava (उपद्रव): defined in 10 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Kartri (kartr, kartṛ, कर्तृ): defined in 13 categories.
Karta (कर्त): defined in 7 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, India history, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “karmajāḥ prabhavantyeva yathākālamupadravāḥ
  • karmajāḥ -
  • karmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhavantye -
  • prabhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    prabhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathākālam -
  • yathākāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upadravāḥ -
  • upadrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “etattu kaṣṭaṃ yacchatruḥ kartāhamiti manyate
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • yacchat -
  • yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • ruḥ -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kartā -
  • karta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    kṛt (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • manyate -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 8903 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.

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