Sanskrit quote nr. 365 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अच्छिन्नं नयनाम्बु बन्धुषु कृतं चिन्ता गुरुष्वर्पिता दत्तं दैन्यमशेषतः परिजने तापः सखीष्वाहितः ।
अद्य श्वः परनिर्वृतिं भजति सा श्वासैः परं खिद्यते विश्रब्धो भव विप्रयोगजनितं दुःखं विभक्तं तया ॥acchinnaṃ nayanāmbu bandhuṣu kṛtaṃ cintā guruṣvarpitā dattaṃ dainyamaśeṣataḥ parijane tāpaḥ sakhīṣvāhitaḥ |
adya śvaḥ paranirvṛtiṃ bhajati sā śvāsaiḥ paraṃ khidyate viśrabdho bhava viprayogajanitaṃ duḥkhaṃ vibhaktaṃ tayā ||
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.
Acchinna (अच्छिन्न): defined in 5 categories.
Nayanambu (nayanāmbu, नयनाम्बु): defined in 1 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित, arpitā, अर्पिता): defined in 9 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Dainya (दैन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Parijana (परिजन): defined in 9 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Ahita (āhita, आहित): defined in 8 categories.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Nirvriti (nirvrti, nirvṛti, निर्वृति): defined in 5 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास): defined in 17 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Khidyat (खिद्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishrabdha (visrabdha, viśrabdha, विश्रब्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Viprayoga (विप्रयोग): defined in 9 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Vibhakta (विभक्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Tamil, Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “acchinnaṃ nayanāmbu bandhuṣu kṛtaṃ cintā guruṣvarpitā dattaṃ dainyamaśeṣataḥ parijane tāpaḥ sakhīṣvāhitaḥ”
- acchinnam -
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acchinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acchinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acchinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nayanāmbu -
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nayanāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandhuṣu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guruṣva -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative plural]guru (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- arpitā* -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]arpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ṛ], [vocative plural from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ṛ], [vocative plural from √ṛ], [accusative plural from √ṛ]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- dainyam -
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dainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aśeṣataḥ -
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aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- parijane -
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parijana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tāpaḥ -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakhīṣvā -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- āhitaḥ -
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āhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “adya śvaḥ paranirvṛtiṃ bhajati sā śvāsaiḥ paraṃ khidyate viśrabdho bhava viprayogajanitaṃ duḥkhaṃ vibhaktaṃ tayā”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse śvaḥ*pa
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nirvṛtim -
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nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhajati -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śvāsaiḥ -
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śvāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- khidyate -
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√khid -> khidyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √khid class 4 verb]√khid -> khidyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √khid class 4 verb]√khid (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√khid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√khid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- viśrabdho* -
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viśrabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viprayoga -
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viprayoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- janitam -
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janita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]janita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan], [accusative single from √jan]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibhaktam -
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vibhakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 365 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
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