Sanskrit quote nr. 4745 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ चित्ते ततः काये सतां संजायते जरा ।
असतां च पुनः काये नैव चित्ते कदाचन ॥ādau citte tataḥ kāye satāṃ saṃjāyate jarā |
asatāṃ ca punaḥ kāye naiva citte kadācana ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Citta (चित्त, cittā, चित्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Citti (चित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 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: “ādau citte tataḥ kāye satāṃ saṃjāyate jarā”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- citte -
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citta (noun, masculine)[locative single]citta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]citti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kāye -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sañjāya -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[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]
- jarā -
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jarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “asatāṃ ca punaḥ kāye naiva citte kadācana”
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kāye -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- citte -
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citta (noun, masculine)[locative single]citta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]citti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (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 4745 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.