Sanskrit quote nr. 5134 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुः श्रियं यशो धर्मं लोकानाशिष एव च ।
हन्ति श्रेयांसि सर्वाणि पुंसो महदतिक्रमः ॥āyuḥ śriyaṃ yaśo dharmaṃ lokānāśiṣa eva ca |
hanti śreyāṃsi sarvāṇi puṃso mahadatikramaḥ ||
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.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Atikrama (अतिक्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Nepali
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: “āyuḥ śriyaṃ yaśo dharmaṃ lokānāśiṣa eva ca”
- 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]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- lokān -
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loka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āśiṣa* -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hanti śreyāṃsi sarvāṇi puṃso mahadatikramaḥ”
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śreyāṃsi -
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śreyas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvāṇi -
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sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṃso* -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- mahad -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atikramaḥ -
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atikrama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5134 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.