Sanskrit quote nr. 5158 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुषः क्षण एकोऽपि न लभ्यः स्वर्णकोटिभिः ।
स चेन्निरर्थकं नीतः का नु हानिस्ततोऽधिका ॥āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko'pi na labhyaḥ svarṇakoṭibhiḥ |
sa cennirarthakaṃ nītaḥ kā nu hānistato'dhikā ||
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.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Labhya (लभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Svarnaka (svarṇaka, स्वर्णक): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Hani (hāni, हानि): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Adhika (adhikā, अधिका): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko'pi na labhyaḥ svarṇakoṭibhiḥ”
- āyuṣaḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]āyus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣaṇa* -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- labhyaḥ -
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labhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√labh -> labhya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- svarṇako -
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svarṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ibhiḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “sa cennirarthakaṃ nītaḥ kā nu hānistato'dhikā”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īnn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nītaḥ -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hānis -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- adhikā -
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adhikā (noun, feminine)[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 5158 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.