Sanskrit quote nr. 8931 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्म त्यजेम यदि नूनमधः पतेम ।
यद्याचरेम न कदापि भवं तरेम ॥karma tyajema yadi nūnamadhaḥ patema |
yadyācarema na kadāpi bhavaṃ tarema ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “karma tyajema yadi nūnamadhaḥ patema”
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tyajema -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active first plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patema -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active first plural]
- Line 2: “yadyācarema na kadāpi bhavaṃ tarema”
- yadyā -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- rema -
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√ram (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhavam -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tarema -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[optative active first plural]
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 8931 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.