Sanskrit quote nr. 4597 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्मरक्षा हि सततं पूर्वं कार्या विजानता ।
अग्नाविव हि संप्रोक्ता वृत्ती राजोपजीविनाम् ॥ātmarakṣā hi satataṃ pūrvaṃ kāryā vijānatā |
agnāviva hi saṃproktā vṛttī rājopajīvinām ||
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.
Atmaraksha (atmaraksa, ātmarakṣā, आत्मरक्षा): defined in 5 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य, kāryā, कार्या): defined in 12 categories.
Vijanat (vijānat, विजानत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vijanata (vijānatā, विजानता): defined in 1 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त, proktā, प्रोक्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Rajopajivin (rājopajīvin, राजोपजीविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ātmarakṣā hi satataṃ pūrvaṃ kāryā vijānatā”
- ātmarakṣā* -
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ātmarakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāryā* -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kārī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- vijānatā -
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vijānat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vijānat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vijānatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “agnāviva hi saṃproktā vṛttī rājopajīvinām”
- agnāvi -
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agni (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- proktā* -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]proktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛttī -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rājopajīvinām -
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rājopajīvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 4597 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.