Sanskrit quote nr. 1615 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तकोऽपि हि जन्तूनाम् अन्तकालमपेक्षते ।
न कालनियमः कश्चिद् उत्तमर्णस्य विद्यते ॥antako'pi hi jantūnām antakālamapekṣate |
na kālaniyamaḥ kaścid uttamarṇasya vidyate ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Antakala (antakāla, अन्तकाल): defined in 4 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Uttamarna (uttamarṇa, उत्तमर्ण): defined in 5 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: “antako'pi hi jantūnām antakālamapekṣate”
- antako' -
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antaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jantūnām -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- antakālam -
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antakāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “na kālaniyamaḥ kaścid uttamarṇasya vidyate”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niyamaḥ -
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niyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uttamarṇasya -
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uttamarṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive 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]
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 1615 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.