Sanskrit quote nr. 5152 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वासरमासवत्सरगणे गच्छत्यदूरं पथैर् ।
आक्रामन्ति कृतान्तकासरखुरक्षुण्णा रजोराजयः ॥āyurvāsaramāsavatsaragaṇe gacchatyadūraṃ pathair |
ākrāmanti kṛtāntakāsarakhurakṣuṇṇā rajorājayaḥ ||
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.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर): defined in 9 categories.
Asava (āsava, आसव): defined in 15 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण, gaṇā, गणा): defined in 21 categories.
Gani (gaṇi, गणि): defined in 6 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Adura (adūra, अदूर): defined in 2 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Kasara (kāsara, कासर): defined in 10 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Kshunna (ksunna, kṣuṇṇa, क्षुण्ण, kṣuṇṇā, क्षुण्णा): defined in 5 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Raji (rāji, राजि): defined in 13 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “āyurvāsaramāsavatsaragaṇe gacchatyadūraṃ pathair”
- 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]
- vāsaram -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsava -
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āsava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tsara -
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√tsar (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gaṇe -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gaṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gaṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gacchatya -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- adūram -
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adūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse pathair
- Line 2: “ākrāmanti kṛtāntakāsarakhurakṣuṇṇā rajorājayaḥ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- krāmanti -
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krāmat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> krāmantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- kṛtānta -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāsara -
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kāsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khura -
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khura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kṣuṇṇā* -
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kṣuṇṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṣuṇṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṣud -> kṣuṇṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣud class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣud class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣud class 7 verb]√kṣud -> kṣuṇṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣud class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣud class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣud class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣud class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣud class 7 verb]
- rajo -
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rajas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rajas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājayaḥ -
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rāji (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rāji (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 5152 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.