Sanskrit quote nr. 8937 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्म लोकविरुद्धं तु कुर्वाणं क्षणदाचर ।
तीक्ष्णं सर्वजनो हन्ति सर्पं दुष्टमिवागतम् ॥karma lokaviruddhaṃ tu kurvāṇaṃ kṣaṇadācara |
tīkṣṇaṃ sarvajano hanti sarpaṃ duṣṭamivāgatam ||
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.
Lokaviruddha (लोकविरुद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kurvana (kurvāṇa, कुर्वाण): defined in 3 categories.
Kshanadacara (ksanadacara, kṣaṇadācara, क्षणदाचर): defined in 2 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण): defined in 15 categories.
Sarvajana (सर्वजन): defined in 4 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Dushta (dusta, duṣṭa, दुष्ट): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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 lokaviruddhaṃ tu kurvāṇaṃ kṣaṇadācara”
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lokaviruddham -
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lokaviruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lokaviruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lokaviruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kurvāṇam -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- kṣaṇadācara -
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kṣaṇadācara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tīkṣṇaṃ sarvajano hanti sarpaṃ duṣṭamivāgatam”
- tīkṣṇam -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvajano* -
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sarvajana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sarpam -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sṛp -> sarpam (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛp]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agatam -
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agata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 8937 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.