Sanskrit quote nr. 3287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवश्यगत्वरैः प्राणैर् मृत्युकाले महात्मनाम् ।
परोपकारश्चेत् कश्चित् सिध्येत् तदमृतं मृतम् ॥avaśyagatvaraiḥ prāṇair mṛtyukāle mahātmanām |
paropakāraścet kaścit sidhyet tadamṛtaṃ mṛtam ||
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.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Mrityukala (mrtyukala, mṛtyukāla, मृत्युकाल): defined in 3 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Tadam (तदम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “avaśyagatvaraiḥ prāṇair mṛtyukāle mahātmanām”
- avaśya -
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avaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]avaśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agatva -
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√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- araiḥ -
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ara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- prāṇair -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mṛtyukāle -
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mṛtyukāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “paropakāraścet kaścit sidhyet tadamṛtaṃ mṛtam”
- Cannot analyse paropakāraścet*ka
- 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]
- sidhyet -
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√sidh (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- tadam -
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tadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtam -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 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 3287 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.