Sanskrit quote nr. 1539 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकभवसंचिता इह हि कर्मणा निर्मिताः प्रियाप्रियवियोगसंगमविपत्तिसंपत्तयः ।
भवन्ति सकलास्विमा गतिषु सर्वदा देहिनां जरामरणवीचिके जननसागरे मज्जताम् ॥anekabhavasaṃcitā iha hi karmaṇā nirmitāḥ priyāpriyaviyogasaṃgamavipattisaṃpattayaḥ |
bhavanti sakalāsvimā gatiṣu sarvadā dehināṃ jarāmaraṇavīcike jananasāgare majjatām ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Sancita (sañcita, सञ्चित, sañcitā, सञ्चिता): defined in 11 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित, nirmitā, निर्मिता): defined in 10 categories.
Priyapriya (priyāpriya, प्रियाप्रिय): defined in 2 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Sampatti (सम्पत्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Sarvada (सर्वद, sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Janana (जनन): defined in 12 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “anekabhavasaṃcitā iha hi karmaṇā nirmitāḥ priyāpriyaviyogasaṃgamavipattisaṃpattayaḥ”
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sañcitā* -
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sañcita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sañcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- karmaṇā -
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karman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nirmitāḥ -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nirmitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- priyāpriya -
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priyāpriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgama -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipatti -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sampattayaḥ -
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sampatti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “bhavanti sakalāsvimā gatiṣu sarvadā dehināṃ jarāmaraṇavīcike jananasāgare majjatām”
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sakalāsvi -
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sakalā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- imā* -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatiṣu -
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gati (noun, feminine)[locative plural]gati (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- sarvadā* -
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sarvada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- jarāma -
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√jṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]√jṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- raṇa -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vīci -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- janana -
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janana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāgare -
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sāgara (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāgara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- majjatām -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[imperative active third 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 1539 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.