Sanskrit quote nr. 4540 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आतुराद् वित्तहरणं मृताच्च प्रपलायनम् ।
एतद् वैद्यस्य वैद्यत्वं न वैद्यः प्रभुरायुषः ॥āturād vittaharaṇaṃ mṛtācca prapalāyanam |
etad vaidyasya vaidyatvaṃ na vaidyaḥ prabhurāyuṣaḥ ||
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.
Atura (ātura, आतुर): defined in 10 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Harana (haraṇa, हरण): defined in 12 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prapalayana (prapalāyana, प्रपलायन): defined in 2 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vaidi (vaidī, वैदी): defined in 1 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), India history, Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “āturād vittaharaṇaṃ mṛtācca prapalāyanam”
- āturād -
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ātura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ātura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vitta -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- haraṇam -
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haraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]haraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]haraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtāc -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prapalāyanam -
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prapalāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “etad vaidyasya vaidyatvaṃ na vaidyaḥ prabhurāyuṣaḥ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaidyasya -
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vaidya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vaidya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vaidya -
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vaidya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaidya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaidyaḥ -
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vaidī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhur -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyuṣaḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]āyus (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 4540 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.