Sanskrit quote nr. 1610 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तकः पर्यवस्थाता जन्मिनः संततापदः ।
इति त्याज्ये भवे भव्यो मुक्ताव्रुत्तिष्ठते जनः ॥antakaḥ paryavasthātā janminaḥ saṃtatāpadaḥ |
iti tyājye bhave bhavyo muktāvruttiṣṭhate janaḥ ||
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.
Antaka (अन्तक): defined in 12 categories.
Paryavasthatri (paryavasthatr, paryavasthātṛ, पर्यवस्थातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Janmin (जन्मिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tyajya (tyājya, त्याज्य, tyājyā, त्याज्या): defined in 6 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, 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: “antakaḥ paryavasthātā janminaḥ saṃtatāpadaḥ”
- antakaḥ -
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antaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paryavasthātā -
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paryavasthātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janminaḥ -
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janmin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- santatāpadaḥ -
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santatāpad (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]santatāpad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “iti tyājye bhave bhavyo muktāvruttiṣṭhate janaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tyājye -
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tyājya (noun, masculine)[locative single]tyājya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tyājyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [locative single from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √tyaj], [vocative dual from √tyaj], [accusative dual from √tyaj], [locative single from √tyaj]√tyaj -> tyājyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √tyaj], [vocative single from √tyaj], [vocative dual from √tyaj], [accusative dual from √tyaj]√tyaj (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- bhavyo* -
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- Cannot analyse muktāvruttiṣṭhate*ja
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (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 1610 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.