Sanskrit quote nr. 4280 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाशधारणां कुर्वन् मृत्युं जयति निश्चितम् ।
यत्र तत्र स्थितो वापि सुखमत्यन्तमश्नुते ॥ākāśadhāraṇāṃ kurvan mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam |
yatra tatra sthito vāpi sukhamatyantamaśnute ||
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.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Dharana (dhāraṇā, धारणा): defined in 22 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nishcita (niscita, niścita, निश्चित): defined in 7 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Vapi (vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Atyantam (अत्यन्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 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: “ākāśadhāraṇāṃ kurvan mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam”
- ākāśa -
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ākāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhāraṇām -
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dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kurvan -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- mṛtyum -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- niścitam -
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niścita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niścita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niścitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yatra tatra sthito vāpi sukhamatyantamaśnute”
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthito* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atyantam -
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atyantam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atyanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle 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 4280 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.