Sanskrit quote nr. 3241 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवधिदिवसः प्राप्तश्चायं तनोर्विरहस्य वा ।
रविरयमुपैत्यस्तं सख्यो ममापि च जीवितम् ॥avadhidivasaḥ prāptaścāyaṃ tanorvirahasya vā |
ravirayamupaityastaṃ sakhyo mamāpi ca jīvitam ||
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.
Avadhi (अवधि): defined in 10 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Viraha (विरह): defined in 11 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Upa (upā, उपा): defined in 8 categories.
Etya (एत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Astam (अस्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “avadhidivasaḥ prāptaścāyaṃ tanorvirahasya vā”
- avadhi -
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avadhi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avadhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- divasaḥ -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāptaś -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanor -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- virahasya -
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viraha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ravirayamupaityastaṃ sakhyo mamāpi ca jīvitam”
- ravir -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- upai -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- etya -
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etya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- astam -
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astam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]astā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sakhyo* -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv 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 3241 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.