Sanskrit quote nr. 3894 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
नदीकूलं यथा वृक्षं वृक्षं वा शकुनिर्यथा ।
तथा त्यजन्निमं देहं कृच्छ्राद् ग्राहाद् विमुच्यते ॥nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣaṃ vā śakuniryathā |
tathā tyajannimaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrād grāhād vimucyate ||
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.
Nadikula (nadīkūla, नदीकूल): defined in 3 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shakuni (sakuni, śakuni, शकुनि): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Kricchrat (krcchrat, kṛcchrāt, कृच्छ्रात्): defined in 1 categories.
Kricchra (krcchra, kṛcchra, कृच्छ्र): defined in 8 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “nadīkūlaṃ yathā vṛkṣaṃ vṛkṣaṃ vā śakuniryathā”
- nadīkūlam -
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nadīkūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛkṣam -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vṛkṣam -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śakunir -
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śakuni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tathā tyajannimaṃ dehaṃ kṛcchrād grāhād vimucyate”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tyajann -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛcchrād -
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kṛcchrāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛcchra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kṛcchra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- grāhād -
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grāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]grāha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vim -
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vi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive 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 3894 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.