Sanskrit quote nr. 4016 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यैकस्यापि कायस्य सहजा अस्थिखण्डकाः ।
पृथक् पृथग् गमिष्यन्ति किमुतान्यः प्रियो जनः ॥asyaikasyāpi kāyasya sahajā asthikhaṇḍakāḥ |
pṛthak pṛthag gamiṣyanti kimutānyaḥ priyo janaḥ ||
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 (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Sahaja (सहज, sahajā, सहजा): defined in 17 categories.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Khandaka (khaṇḍaka, खण्डक, khaṇḍakā, खण्डका): defined in 5 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 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, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “asyaikasyāpi kāyasya sahajā asthikhaṇḍakāḥ”
- asyai -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[dative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aikasyā -
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aika (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aika (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāyasya -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sahajā* -
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sahaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- khaṇḍakāḥ -
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khaṇḍaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khaṇḍakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “pṛthak pṛthag gamiṣyanti kimutānyaḥ priyo janaḥ”
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛthag -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gamiṣyanti -
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√gam (verb class 1)[future active third plural]√gam (verb class 2)[future active third plural]√gam (verb class 3)[future active third plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- utānya -
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uta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- priyo* -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4016 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.