Sanskrit quote nr. 5133 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुःप्रश्ने दीर्घमायुर् वाच्यं मौहूर्तिकैर्जनैः ।
जीवन्तो बहु मन्यन्ते मृताः प्रक्ष्यन्ति कं पुनः ॥āyuḥpraśne dīrghamāyur vācyaṃ mauhūrtikairjanaiḥ |
jīvanto bahu manyante mṛtāḥ prakṣyanti kaṃ punaḥ ||
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.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Prashna (prasna, praśna, प्रश्न): defined in 9 categories.
Dirgham (dīrgham, दीर्घम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Mauhurtika (mauhūrtika, मौहूर्तिक): defined in 4 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Jivanta (jīvanta, जीवन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 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: “āyuḥpraśne dīrghamāyur vācyaṃ mauhūrtikairjanaiḥ”
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- praśne -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dīrgham -
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dīrgham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dīrgha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyur -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vācyam -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
- mauhūrtikair -
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mauhūrtika (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mauhūrtika (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- janaiḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “jīvanto bahu manyante mṛtāḥ prakṣyanti kaṃ punaḥ”
- jīvanto* -
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jīvanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jīvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manyante -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]
- mṛtāḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- prakṣyanti -
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√praś -> prakṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> prakṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś (verb class 6)[future active third plural]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative 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]
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 5133 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.