Sanskrit quote nr. 3744 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारे संसारे विषमविषपाके नृपसुखे ।
कृतान्तेनाचान्ते प्रकृतिचपले जीवितबले ॥asāre saṃsāre viṣamaviṣapāke nṛpasukhe |
kṛtāntenācānte prakṛticapale jīvitabale ||
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.
Asara (asāra, असार, asārā, असारा): defined in 12 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣa, विष): defined in 19 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक, pākā, पाका): defined in 18 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Acanta (ācānta, आचान्त, ācāntā, आचान्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Acanti (ācānti, आचान्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Capala (चपल, capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Bali (बलि): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “asāre saṃsāre viṣamaviṣapāke nṛpasukhe”
- asāre -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]asārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viṣama -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣa -
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viṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāke -
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pāka (noun, masculine)[locative single]pāka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pākā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukhe -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kṛtāntenācānte prakṛticapale jīvitabale”
- kṛtāntenā -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛtānta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ācānte -
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ācānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ācānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ācāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ācānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prakṛti -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- capale -
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capala (noun, masculine)[locative single]capala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jīvita -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- bale -
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bala (noun, masculine)[locative single]bala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bali (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 3744 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.