Sanskrit quote nr. 5135 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुः श्रीः कीर्तिरैश्वर्यम् आशिषः पुरुषस्य याः ।
भवन्त्येव हि तत्काले यथानिच्छोर्विपर्ययाः ॥āyuḥ śrīḥ kīrtiraiśvaryam āśiṣaḥ puruṣasya yāḥ |
bhavantyeva hi tatkāle yathānicchorviparyayāḥ ||
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.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Ashis (asis, āśis, आशिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tatkala (tatkāla, तत्काल, tatkālā, तत्काला): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Anicchu (अनिच्छु): defined in 1 categories.
Viparyaya (विपर्यय, viparyayā, विपर्यया): defined in 16 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, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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 śrīḥ kīrtiraiśvaryam āśiṣaḥ puruṣasya yāḥ”
- 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]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aiśvaryam -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āśiṣaḥ -
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āśis (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- puruṣasya -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yāḥ -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhavantyeva hi tatkāle yathānicchorviparyayāḥ”
- bhavantye -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tatkāle -
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tatkāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]tatkāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tatkālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anicchor -
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anicchu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anicchu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- viparyayāḥ -
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viparyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viparyayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5135 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.