Sanskrit quote nr. 4183 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो येषां वरं जन्म सर्वप्राण्युपजीवनम् ।
सुजनस्येव येषां वै विमुखा यान्ति नार्थिनः ॥aho yeṣāṃ varaṃ janma sarvaprāṇyupajīvanam |
sujanasyeva yeṣāṃ vai vimukhā yānti nārthinaḥ ||
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.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Upajivana (upajīvana, उपजीवन): defined in 3 categories.
Sujana (सुजन): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vimukha (विमुख, vimukhā, विमुखा): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “aho yeṣāṃ varaṃ janma sarvaprāṇyupajīvanam”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- prāṇyu -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]√prā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- upajīvanam -
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upajīvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sujanasyeva yeṣāṃ vai vimukhā yānti nārthinaḥ”
- sujanasye -
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sujana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- vimukhā* -
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vimukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arthinaḥ -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arthin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 4183 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.