Sanskrit quote nr. 3627 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असंपादयतः कंचिदर्थं जातिक्रियागुणैः ।
यदृच्छाशब्दवत्पुंसः संज्ञायै जन्म केवलम् ॥asaṃpādayataḥ kaṃcidarthaṃ jātikriyāguṇaiḥ |
yadṛcchāśabdavatpuṃsaḥ saṃjñāyai janma kevalam ||
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.
Sampada (sampāda, सम्पाद): defined in 9 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Jati (jātī, जाती): defined in 29 categories.
Kriya (क्रिय, kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Aguna (aguṇa, अगुण): defined in 4 categories.
Yadriccha (yadrccha, yadṛcchā, यदृच्छा): defined in 6 categories.
Shabdavat (sabdavat, śabdavat, शब्दवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “asaṃpādayataḥ kaṃcidarthaṃ jātikriyāguṇaiḥ”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampāda -
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sampāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kriyā -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aguṇaiḥ -
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aguṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aguṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “yadṛcchāśabdavatpuṃsaḥ saṃjñāyai janma kevalam”
- yadṛcchā -
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yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śabdavat -
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śabdavat (noun, masculine)[compound]śabdavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puṃsaḥ -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sañjñāyai -
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sañjñā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3627 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.