Sanskrit quote nr. 8921 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा कर्तव्यं कर्म कुर्वतः ।
तस्मादेवेष्टसंसिद्धिश् चतुरस्रा प्रजायते ॥karmaṇā manasā vācā kartavyaṃ karma kurvataḥ |
tasmādeveṣṭasaṃsiddhiś caturasrā prajāyate ||
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.
Manasa (मनस, manasā, मनसा): defined in 14 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Samsiddhi (saṃsiddhi, संसिद्धि): defined in 7 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Asra (asrā, अस्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Praja (प्रज): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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: “karmaṇā manasā vācā kartavyaṃ karma kurvataḥ”
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- manasā* -
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manasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kurvataḥ -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “tasmādeveṣṭasaṃsiddhiś caturasrā prajāyate”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- eve -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- saṃsiddhiś -
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saṃsiddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]catu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asrā -
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asrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 8921 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.