Sanskrit quote nr. 8930 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस् ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर् मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥karmaṇyevādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana |
mā karmaphalaheturbhūr mā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi ||
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.
Karmani (karmaṇi, कर्मणि): defined in 5 categories.
Karmanya (karmaṇya, कर्मण्य, karmaṇyā, कर्मण्या): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Adhikara (adhikāra, अधिकार): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Karmaphalahetu (कर्मफलहेतु): defined in 1 categories.
Bhur (bhūr, भूर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Purana (epic history), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “karmaṇyevādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana”
- karmaṇye -
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karmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]karmaṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karmaṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]karmaṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]karmaṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhikāras -
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adhikāra (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- phaleṣu -
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phala (noun, masculine)[locative plural]phala (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “mā karmaphalaheturbhūr mā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi”
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- karmaphalahetur -
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karmaphalahetu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]karmaphalahetu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhūr -
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bhūr (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative 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]
- saṅgo' -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astva -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- akarmaṇi -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[locative single]akarman (noun, neuter)[locative 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 8930 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.