Sanskrit quote nr. 3756 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असिजीवी मषीजीवी देवलो ग्रामयाजकः ।
धावकः पाचकश्चैव षड् विप्राः शूद्रजातयः ॥asijīvī maṣījīvī devalo grāmayājakaḥ |
dhāvakaḥ pācakaścaiva ṣaḍ viprāḥ śūdrajātayaḥ ||
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.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Jivi (jīvī, जीवी): defined in 8 categories.
Jivin (jīvin, जीविन्): defined in 4 categories.
Devala (देवल): defined in 10 categories.
Gramayajaka (grāmayājaka, ग्रामयाजक): defined in 2 categories.
Dhavaka (dhāvaka, धावक): defined in 6 categories.
Pacaka (pācaka, पाचक): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Vipra (विप्र, viprā, विप्रा): defined in 10 categories.
Shudra (sudra, śūdra, शूद्र): defined in 14 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “asijīvī maṣījīvī devalo grāmayājakaḥ”
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- jīvī -
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jīvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jīvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse maṣījīvī*de
- devalo* -
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devala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grāmayājakaḥ -
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grāmayājaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhāvakaḥ pācakaścaiva ṣaḍ viprāḥ śūdrajātayaḥ”
- dhāvakaḥ -
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dhāvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pācakaś -
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pācaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viprāḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viprā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śūdra -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātayaḥ -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 3756 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.