Sanskrit quote nr. 97 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृतस्यागमो नास्ति कृते नाशो न विद्यते ।
अकस्मादेव लोकोऽयं तृष्णे दासीकृतस्त्वया ॥akṛtasyāgamo nāsti kṛte nāśo na vidyate |
akasmādeva loko'yaṃ tṛṣṇe dāsīkṛtastvayā ||
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.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Agama (अगम): defined in 21 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “akṛtasyāgamo nāsti kṛte nāśo na vidyate”
- akṛtasyā -
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akṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]akṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- agamo* -
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agama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gam (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√gam (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]√gam (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- nāśo* -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “akasmādeva loko'yaṃ tṛṣṇe dāsīkṛtastvayā”
- akasmād -
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akasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- loko' -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛṣṇe -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dāsī -
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dāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kṛtas -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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 97 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.