Sanskrit quote nr. 4494 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आजीवितान्ताः प्रणयाः कोपाश्च क्षणभङ्गुराः ।
परित्यागाश्च निःसङ्गा न भवन्ति महात्मनाम् ॥ājīvitāntāḥ praṇayāḥ kopāśca kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ |
parityāgāśca niḥsaṅgā na bhavanti mahātmanām ||
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.
Tanta (tānta, तान्त, tāntā, तान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kshanabhangura (ksanabhangura, kṣaṇabhaṅgura, क्षणभङ्गुर, kṣaṇabhaṅgurā, क्षणभङ्गुरा): defined in 3 categories.
Parityaga (parityāga, परित्याग): defined in 10 categories.
Nihsanga (niḥsaṅga, निःसङ्ग, niḥsaṅgā, निःसङ्गा): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “ājīvitāntāḥ praṇayāḥ kopāśca kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ”
- ājīvi -
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ājīvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tāntāḥ -
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tānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- praṇayāḥ -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kopāś -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣaṇabhaṅgurāḥ -
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kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣaṇabhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “parityāgāśca niḥsaṅgā na bhavanti mahātmanām”
- parityāgāś -
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parityāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥsaṅgā* -
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niḥsaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niḥsaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 4494 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.