Sanskrit quote nr. 4925 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपद्यपि दुरन्तायां नैव गन्तव्यमक्रमे ।
राहुरप्यक्रमेणैव पिबन्नप्यमृतं मृतः ॥āpadyapi durantāyāṃ naiva gantavyamakrame |
rāhurapyakrameṇaiva pibannapyamṛtaṃ mṛtaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Duranta (durantā, दुरन्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Gantavya (गन्तव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Akrama (अक्रम, akramā, अक्रमा): defined in 8 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “āpadyapi durantāyāṃ naiva gantavyamakrame”
- āpadya -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durantāyām -
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durantā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gantavyam -
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gantavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gantavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gantavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akrame -
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akrama (noun, masculine)[locative single]akrama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akramā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kram (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- Line 2: “rāhurapyakrameṇaiva pibannapyamṛtaṃ mṛtaḥ”
- rāhur -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akrameṇai -
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akrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]akrama (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pibann -
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√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 1 verb]
- apyam -
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apya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mṛtaḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
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 4925 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.