Sanskrit quote nr. 3886 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थिरं जीवितं लोके यौवनं धनमस्थिरम् ।
अस्थिरं पुत्रदारादि धर्मः कीर्तिर्द्वयं स्थिरम् ॥asthiraṃ jīvitaṃ loke yauvanaṃ dhanamasthiram |
asthiraṃ putradārādi dharmaḥ kīrtirdvayaṃ sthiram ||
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.
Asthira (अस्थिर): defined in 8 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Putradara (putradāra, पुत्रदार): defined in 2 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर): defined in 15 categories.
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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: “asthiraṃ jīvitaṃ loke yauvanaṃ dhanamasthiram”
- asthiram -
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asthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yauvanam -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanam -
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dhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asthiram -
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asthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “asthiraṃ putradārādi dharmaḥ kīrtirdvayaṃ sthiram”
- asthiram -
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asthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- putradārā -
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putradāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sthiram -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3886 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.