Sanskrit quote nr. 2099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्णे नैव मर्तव्यं संपूर्णे नैव जीवति ।
तस्माद्धैर्यं विधातव्यं हन्तव्या परवाहिनी ॥apūrṇe naiva martavyaṃ saṃpūrṇe naiva jīvati |
tasmāddhairyaṃ vidhātavyaṃ hantavyā paravāhinī ||
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.
Apurna (apūrṇa, अपूर्ण, apūrṇā, अपूर्णा): defined in 8 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Martavya (मर्तव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sampurna (sampūrṇa, सम्पूर्ण, sampūrṇā, सम्पूर्णा): defined in 12 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhatavya (vidhātavya, विधातव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Hantavya (hantavyā, हन्तव्या): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Vahin (vāhin, वाहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vahini (vāhinī, वाहिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “apūrṇe naiva martavyaṃ saṃpūrṇe naiva jīvati”
- apūrṇe -
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apūrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]apūrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- martavyam -
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martavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]martavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]martavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> martavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> martavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- sampūrṇe -
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sampūrṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]sampūrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sampūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīvati -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “tasmāddhairyaṃ vidhātavyaṃ hantavyā paravāhinī”
- tasmāddh -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- hair -
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ha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√hā (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vidhātavyam -
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vidhātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidhātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidhātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hantavyā -
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hantavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hantavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vāhinī -
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vāhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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 2099 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.