Sanskrit quote nr. 5457 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं प्रभुं प्राणधनेश्वरम् ।
यत्नेनोपचरेन् नित्यं नाहमस्मीति मानवः ॥āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ prabhuṃ prāṇadhaneśvaram |
yatnenopacaren nityaṃ nāhamasmīti mānavaḥ ||
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.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kruddha (क्रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Dhaneshvara (dhanesvara, dhaneśvara, धनेश्वर): defined in 8 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Upacara (उपचर, upacarā, उपचरा): defined in 14 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Naha (nāha, नाह): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ prabhuṃ prāṇadhaneśvaram”
- āśīviṣam -
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āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āśīviṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kruddham -
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kruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]√krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
- prabhum -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāṇa -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhaneśvaram -
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dhaneśvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yatnenopacaren nityaṃ nāhamasmīti mānavaḥ”
- yatneno -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- upacare -
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upacara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]upacara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upacarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īn -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mānavaḥ -
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mānava (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 5457 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.