Sanskrit quote nr. 5151 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वायुव्यथितनलिनीपत्रमित्रं किमन्यत् ।
संपच्छम्पाद्युतिसहचरी स्वैरचारी कृतान्तः ॥āyurvāyuvyathitanalinīpatramitraṃ kimanyat |
saṃpacchampādyutisahacarī svairacārī kṛtāntaḥ ||
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.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Vyathita (व्यथित): defined in 6 categories.
Nalini (nalinī, नलिनी): defined in 13 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Amitra (अमित्र): defined in 5 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Adyut (अद्युत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahacari (sahacarī, सहचरी): defined in 4 categories.
Svairacarin (svairacārin, स्वैरचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त): defined in 8 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), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “āyurvāyuvyathitanalinīpatramitraṃ kimanyat”
- 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]
- vāyu -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyathita -
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vyathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vyath]
- nalinī -
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nalinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amitram -
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amitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse kimanyat
- Line 2: “saṃpacchampādyutisahacarī svairacārī kṛtāntaḥ”
- sampacch -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- śampā -
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śampā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adyuti -
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adyut (noun, masculine)[locative single]adyut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sahacarī -
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sahacarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- svairacārī -
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svairacārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtāntaḥ -
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kṛtānta (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 5151 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.