Sanskrit quote nr. 4722 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदित्यस्य गतागतैरहरहः संक्षीयते जीवितं ।
व्यापारैर्बहुकार्यभारगुरुभिः कालो न विज्ञायते ॥ādityasya gatāgatairaharahaḥ saṃkṣīyate jīvitaṃ |
vyāpārairbahukāryabhāragurubhiḥ kālo na vijñāyate ||
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.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Gatagata (gatāgata, गतागत): defined in 9 categories.
Ahara (अहर): defined in 15 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Bahuka (बहुक, bahukā, बहुका): defined in 9 categories.
Arya (अर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ): defined in 5 categories.
Vijnaya (vijñāya, विज्ञाय): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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: “ādityasya gatāgatairaharahaḥ saṃkṣīyate jīvitaṃ”
- ādityasya -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]āditya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gatāgatair -
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gatāgata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gatāgata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ahara -
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ahara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- haḥ -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣīyate -
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√kṣai (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṣī (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vyāpārairbahukāryabhāragurubhiḥ kālo na vijñāyate”
- vyāpārair -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bahukā -
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bahuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bahukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arya -
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arya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gurubhiḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]guru (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kālo* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative 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 4722 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.