Sanskrit quote nr. 2668 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं स कालः संप्राप्तो धार्त्तराष्ट्रोपजीविनाम् ।
निवेष्टव्यं मया तत्र प्राणानपरिरक्षता ॥ayaṃ sa kālaḥ saṃprāpto dhārttarāṣṭropajīvinām |
niveṣṭavyaṃ mayā tatra prāṇānaparirakṣatā ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Samprapta (samprāpta, सम्प्राप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Upajivin (upajīvin, उपजीविन्): defined in 3 categories.
Niveshtavya (nivestavya, niveṣṭavya, निवेष्टव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Apari (aparī, अपरी): defined in 1 categories.
Rakshat (raksat, rakṣat, रक्षत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Sikhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ayaṃ sa kālaḥ saṃprāpto dhārttarāṣṭropajīvinām”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samprāpto* -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhā -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ārtta -
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√ard (verb class 7)[imperfect active second plural]
- rāṣṭro -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upajīvinām -
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upajīvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]upajīvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “niveṣṭavyaṃ mayā tatra prāṇānaparirakṣatā”
- niveṣṭavyam -
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niveṣṭavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niveṣṭavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niveṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- apari -
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aparī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rakṣatā -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
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 2668 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.