Sanskrit quote nr. 4902 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपत्सु च न मुह्यन्ति नराः पण्दितबुद्धयः ।
मनोदेहसमुत्थाभ्यां दुःखाभ्यामर्पितं जगत् ॥āpatsu ca na muhyanti narāḥ paṇditabuddhayaḥ |
manodehasamutthābhyāṃ duḥkhābhyāmarpitaṃ jagat ||
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.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Samuttha (समुत्थ, samutthā, समुत्था): defined in 4 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख, duḥkhā, दुःखा): defined in 17 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry)
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: “āpatsu ca na muhyanti narāḥ paṇditabuddhayaḥ”
- āpatsu -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muhyanti -
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√muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> muhyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- narāḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse paṇditabuddhayaḥ
- Line 2: “manodehasamutthābhyāṃ duḥkhābhyāmarpitaṃ jagat”
- mano -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- deha -
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deha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dah (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- samutthābhyām -
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samuttha (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]samuttha (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]samutthā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- duḥkhābhyām -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- arpitam -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arpitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛ], [accusative single from √ṛ]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 4902 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.