Sanskrit quote nr. 3075 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्पयन्त्यर्थिने प्राणान् न प्रणाममरातये ।
न नास्तीत्युत्तरं जातु सुहृदे सुमनोजनाः ॥arpayantyarthine prāṇān na praṇāmamarātaye |
na nāstītyuttaraṃ jātu suhṛde sumanojanāḥ ||
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.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pranama (praṇāma, प्रणाम): defined in 5 categories.
Arati (arāti, अराति): defined in 16 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “arpayantyarthine prāṇān na praṇāmamarātaye”
- arpayantya -
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√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √ṛ], [adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ṛ], [nominative plural from √ṛ], [vocative dual from √ṛ], [vocative plural from √ṛ], [accusative dual from √ṛ], [accusative plural from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ṛ], [vocative single from √ṛ]√ṛ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- arthine -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[dative single]arthin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇāmam -
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praṇāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- arātaye -
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arāti (noun, feminine)[dative single]arāti (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “na nāstītyuttaraṃ jātu suhṛde sumanojanāḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāstī -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suhṛde -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[dative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[dative single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sumano -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (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 3075 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.