Sanskrit quote nr. 459 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञो जन्तुश्च नीचोऽयम् आत्मनः सुखदुःखयोः ।
ईश्वरप्रेरितो गच्छेत् स्वर्गं वा श्वभ्रमेव वा ॥ajño jantuśca nīco'yam ātmanaḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ |
īśvaraprerito gacchet svargaṃ vā śvabhrameva vā ||
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.
Ajna (ajña, अज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Sukhaduhkha (sukhaduḥkha, सुखदुःख): defined in 8 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Preritri (preritr, preritṛ, प्रेरितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Prerita (प्रेरित): defined in 10 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shvabhra (svabhra, śvabhra, श्वभ्र): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 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: “ajño jantuśca nīco'yam ātmanaḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ”
- ajño* -
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ajña (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jantuś -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nīco' -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sukhaduḥkhayoḥ -
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sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “īśvaraprerito gacchet svargaṃ vā śvabhrameva vā”
- īśvara -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prerito* -
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preritṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prerita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gacchet -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śvabhram -
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śvabhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śvabhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 459 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.