Sanskrit quote nr. 3650 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असकृदसकृन्नष्टां नष्टां मृगो मृगतृष्णिकां ।
श्रमपरिगतोऽप्युत्पक्ष्माक्षः परैति पुनः पुनः ॥asakṛdasakṛnnaṣṭāṃ naṣṭāṃ mṛgo mṛgatṛṣṇikāṃ |
śramaparigato'pyutpakṣmākṣaḥ paraiti punaḥ punaḥ ||
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.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭā, नष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Mrigatrishnika (mrgatrsnika, mṛgatṛṣṇikā, मृगतृष्णिका): defined in 2 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Parigata (परिगत): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Utpakshman (utpaksman, utpakṣman, उत्पक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, 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: “asakṛdasakṛnnaṣṭāṃ naṣṭāṃ mṛgo mṛgatṛṣṇikāṃ”
- asakṛd -
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asakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asakṛn -
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asakṛt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- naṣṭām -
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naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- naṣṭām -
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naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- mṛgo* -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgatṛṣṇikām -
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mṛgatṛṣṇikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śramaparigato'pyutpakṣmākṣaḥ paraiti punaḥ punaḥ”
- śrama -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigato' -
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parigata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- utpakṣmā -
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utpakṣman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]utpakṣman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- akṣaḥ -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- parai -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 3650 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.