Sanskrit quote nr. 5161 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुष्मान् प्राङ्मुखो भुञ्जात् धनवान् दक्षिणामुखः ।
पश्चिमे तु यशस्वी स्यान् न कदाचिदुदङ्मुखः ॥āyuṣmān prāṅmukho bhuñjāt dhanavān dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ |
paścime tu yaśasvī syān na kadācidudaṅmukhaḥ ||
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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.
Ayushmat (ayusmat, āyuṣmat, आयुष्मत्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhanavat (धनवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Dakshinamukha (daksinamukha, dakṣiṇāmukha, दक्षिणामुख): defined in 2 categories.
Pashcime (pascime, paścime, पश्चिमे): defined in 1 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम, paścimā, पश्चिमा): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yashasvin (yasasvin, yaśasvin, यशस्विन्): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Udanmukha (udaṅmukha, उदङ्मुख): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “āyuṣmān prāṅmukho bhuñjāt dhanavān dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ”
- āyuṣmān -
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āyuṣmat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāṅmukho* -
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- Cannot analyse bhuñjāt*dh
- dhanavān -
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dhanavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ -
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dakṣiṇāmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “paścime tu yaśasvī syān na kadācidudaṅmukhaḥ”
- paścime -
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paścime (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paścima (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]paścima (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paścimā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yaśasvī -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syān -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- udaṅmukhaḥ -
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udaṅmukha (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 5161 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.