Sanskrit quote nr. 1994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपायकलिता मनुर्जगति सापदः सम्पदो ।
विनश्वरमिदं सुखं विषयजं श्रियश्चञ्चलाः ॥apāyakalitā manurjagati sāpadaḥ sampado |
vinaśvaramidaṃ sukhaṃ viṣayajaṃ śriyaścañcalāḥ ||
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.
Apaya (apāya, अपाय): defined in 12 categories.
Kalita (कलित, kalitā, कलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Manus (मनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Sapad (sāpad, सापद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vinashvara (vinasvara, vinaśvara, विनश्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Cancala (cañcala, चञ्चल, cañcalā, चञ्चला): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “apāyakalitā manurjagati sāpadaḥ sampado”
- apāya -
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apāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalitā* -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]
- manur -
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manus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]manu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sāpadaḥ -
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sāpad (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sāpad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse sampado
- Line 2: “vinaśvaramidaṃ sukhaṃ viṣayajaṃ śriyaścañcalāḥ”
- vinaśvaram -
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vinaśvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinaśvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viṣaya -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śriyaś -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- cañcalāḥ -
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cañcala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cañcalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1994 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.