Sanskrit quote nr. 8923 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मणोऽपि प्रधानत्वं किं कुर्वन्ति शुभा ग्रहाः ।
वसिष्ठदत्तलग्नेऽपि जानकी दुःखभागिनी ॥karmaṇo'pi pradhānatvaṃ kiṃ kurvanti śubhā grahāḥ |
vasiṣṭhadattalagne'pi jānakī duḥkhabhāginī ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pradhanatva (pradhānatva, प्रधानत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Graha (ग्रह, grahā, ग्रहा): defined in 19 categories.
Vasishtha (vasistha, vasiṣṭha, वसिष्ठ): defined in 14 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Lagna (लग्न, lagnā, लग्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Janaki (jānaki, जानकि, jānakī, जानकी): defined in 3 categories.
Duhkhabhagin (duḥkhabhāgin, दुःखभागिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “karmaṇo'pi pradhānatvaṃ kiṃ kurvanti śubhā grahāḥ”
- karmaṇo' -
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karman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pradhānatvam -
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pradhānatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- śubhā* -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- grahāḥ -
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graha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vasiṣṭhadattalagne'pi jānakī duḥkhabhāginī”
- vasiṣṭha -
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vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- datta -
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datta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]datta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second plural]
- lagne' -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[locative single]lagna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lagnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]√lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jānakī -
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jānakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jānaki (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- duḥkhabhāginī -
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duḥkhabhāginī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]duḥkhabhāgin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 8923 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.