Sanskrit quote nr. 8928 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मण्यकर्मविधिरेष यदाचरन्ति ।
कर्माणि तत्तदनुबन्धजिहासयेति ॥karmaṇyakarmavidhireṣa yadācaranti |
karmāṇi tattadanubandhajihāsayeti ||
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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.
Karmanya (karmaṇya, कर्मण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Karmavidhi (कर्मविधि): defined in 2 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Anubandha (अनुबन्ध): defined in 11 categories.
Jihasa (jihāsā, जिहासा): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Pali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit
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: “karmaṇyakarmavidhireṣa yadācaranti”
- karmaṇya -
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karmaṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmavidhir -
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karmavidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- acaranti -
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acarat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “karmāṇi tattadanubandhajihāsayeti”
- karmāṇi -
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karman (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anubandha -
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anubandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jihāsaye -
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jihāsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 8928 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.