Sanskrit quote nr. 3102 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
न पुनर्जीवितः कश्चित् कालधर्ममुपागतः ।
प्रियो वा यदि वा द्वेष्यः प्राणिनां गतिरीदृशी ॥na punarjīvitaḥ kaścit kāladharmamupāgataḥ |
priyo vā yadi vā dveṣyaḥ prāṇināṃ gatirīdṛśī ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kaladharma (kāladharma, कालधर्म): defined in 4 categories.
Upagata (upāgata, उपागत): defined in 7 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dveshya (dvesya, dveṣya, द्वेष्य): defined in 4 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain 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: “na punarjīvitaḥ kaścit kāladharmamupāgataḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīvitaḥ -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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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]
- kāladharmam -
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kāladharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāladharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- upāgataḥ -
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upāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “priyo vā yadi vā dveṣyaḥ prāṇināṃ gatirīdṛśī”
- priyo* -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dveṣyaḥ -
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dveṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dviṣ]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īdṛśī -
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īdṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]īdṛś (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 3102 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.