Sanskrit quote nr. 5055 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्नाये स्मृतितन्त्रे च लोकाचारे च सूरिभिः ।
शरीरार्धं स्मृता जाया पुण्यापुण्यफले समा ॥amnāye smṛtitantre ca lokācāre ca sūribhiḥ |
śarīrārdhaṃ smṛtā jāyā puṇyāpuṇyaphale samā ||
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.
Smrititantra (smrtitantra, smṛtitantra, स्मृतितन्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Lokacara (lokācāra, लोकाचार): defined in 5 categories.
Suri (sūri, सूरि): defined in 11 categories.
Surin (sūrin, सूरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sharirardha (sarirardha, śarīrārdha, शरीरार्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया): defined in 26 categories.
Punyaphala (puṇyaphala, पुण्यफल, puṇyaphalā, पुण्यफला): defined in 4 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 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: “amnāye smṛtitantre ca lokācāre ca sūribhiḥ”
- amnāye -
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√mnā (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]
- smṛtitantre -
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smṛtitantra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokācāre -
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lokācāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūribhiḥ -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sūrin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “śarīrārdhaṃ smṛtā jāyā puṇyāpuṇyaphale samā”
- śarīrārdham -
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śarīrārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- smṛtā* -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- jāyā -
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jāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puṇyā -
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puṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- puṇyaphale -
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puṇyaphala (noun, masculine)[locative single]puṇyaphala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]puṇyaphalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 5055 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.