Sanskrit quote nr. 3357 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति ॥avināśi tu tadviddhi yena sarvamidaṃ tatam |
vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścit kartumarhati ||
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.
Avinashin (avinasin, avināśin, अविनाशिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tadvid (तद्विद्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Vinasha (vinasa, vināśa, विनाश): defined in 16 categories.
Avyaya (अव्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 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: “avināśi tu tadviddhi yena sarvamidaṃ tatam”
- avināśi -
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avināśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avināśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tadviddh -
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tadvid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tadvid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tatam -
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tata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative single from √tan class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścit kartumarhati”
- vināśam -
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vināśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- avyayasyā -
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avyaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]avyaya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (verb class 1)[present active third single]
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 3357 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.