Sanskrit quote nr. 3524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्मानमप्युपायेन लोहं वा जरयेन् नरः ।
न तु कश्चिद् उपायोऽस्ति ब्रह्मस्वं येन जीर्यते ॥aśmānamapyupāyena lohaṃ vā jarayen naraḥ |
na tu kaścid upāyo'sti brahmasvaṃ yena jīryate ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Loha (लोह): defined in 17 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Upayu (upāyu, उपायु): defined in 1 categories.
Brahmasu (brahmasū, ब्रह्मसू): defined in 1 categories.
Brahmasva (ब्रह्मस्व): defined in 5 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.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva 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: “aśmānamapyupāyena lohaṃ vā jarayen naraḥ”
- aśmānam -
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aśman (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- upāyena -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- loham -
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loha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]loha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lohā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- jarayen -
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√jṝ (verb class 10)[optative active third single]√jṝ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “na tu kaścid upāyo'sti brahmasvaṃ yena jīryate”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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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]
- upāyo' -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]upāyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]upāyu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- brahmasvam -
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brahmasva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]brahmasū (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jīryate -
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√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ -> jīryat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jṝ class 4 verb]√jṝ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√jṝ (verb class 10)[present passive third single]√jṝ (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√jṝ (verb class 9)[present passive 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 3524 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.