Sanskrit quote nr. 3261 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवन्ध्यं दिवसं कुर्याद् धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः ।
गते हि दिवसे तस्मिंस् तदूनं तस्य जीवितम् ॥avandhyaṃ divasaṃ kuryād dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ |
gate hi divase tasmiṃs tadūnaṃ tasya 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.
Avandhya (अवन्ध्य): defined in 6 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Kamatah (kāmataḥ, कामतः): defined in 1 categories.
Arthatah (arthataḥ, अर्थतः): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Una (ūna, ऊन): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “avandhyaṃ divasaṃ kuryād dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ”
- avandhyam -
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avandhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avandhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avandhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- divasam -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- dharmataḥ -
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dharmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kāmato' -
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kāmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arthataḥ -
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arthataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√arth (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “gate hi divase tasmiṃs tadūnaṃ tasya jīvitam”
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- divase -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tasmiṃs -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūnam -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second 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 3261 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.