Sanskrit quote nr. 3676 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असत्कार्यरतोऽधीर आरम्भी विषयी च यः ।
स राजसो मनुष्येषु मृतो जन्माधिगच्छति ॥asatkāryarato'dhīra ārambhī viṣayī ca yaḥ |
sa rājaso manuṣyeṣu mṛto janmādhigacchati ||
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.
Asatkarya (asatkārya, असत्कार्य): defined in 2 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Adhira (adhīra, अधीर): defined in 5 categories.
Arambhin (ārambhin, आरम्भिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Vishayin (visayin, viṣayin, विषयिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Rajasa (rājasa, राजस): defined in 11 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shaktism (Shakta 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: “asatkāryarato'dhīra ārambhī viṣayī ca yaḥ”
- asatkārya -
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asatkārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rato' -
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rata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- adhīra* -
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adhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārambhī -
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ārambhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣayī -
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viṣayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa rājaso manuṣyeṣu mṛto janmādhigacchati”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājaso* -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- manuṣyeṣu -
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manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]manuṣya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- mṛto* -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- janmā -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (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 3676 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.