Sanskrit quote nr. 1368 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिच्छतोऽपि दुःखानि यथेहायान्ति देहिनः ।
सुखान्यपि तथा मन्ये चिन्तादैन्येन को गुणः ॥anicchato'pi duḥkhāni yathehāyānti dehinaḥ |
sukhānyapi tathā manye cintādainyena ko guṇaḥ ||
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.
Aniccha (अनिच्छ): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Iha (īha, ईह): defined in 9 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “anicchato'pi duḥkhāni yathehāyānti dehinaḥ”
- aniccha -
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aniccha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aniccha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- duḥkhāni -
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duḥkha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathe -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īhāyā -
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īha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dehinaḥ -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dehin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sukhānyapi tathā manye cintādainyena ko guṇaḥ”
- sukhānya -
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sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dainyena -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1368 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.