Sanskrit quote nr. 5705 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहाराज् जायते व्याधिर् गर्भात् क्रूरश्च जायते ।
अलक्ष्मीकश्च शय्यायां स्वपाठादायुषः क्षयः ॥āhārāj jāyate vyādhir garbhāt krūraśca jāyate |
alakṣmīkaśca śayyāyāṃ svapāṭhādāyuṣaḥ kṣayaḥ ||
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.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Alakshmi (alaksmi, alakṣmī, अलक्ष्मी): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Svapa (svapā, स्वपा): defined in 5 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit
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: “āhārāj jāyate vyādhir garbhāt krūraśca jāyate”
- Cannot analyse āhārāj*jā
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- vyādhir -
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vyādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- garbhāt -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- krūraś -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “alakṣmīkaśca śayyāyāṃ svapāṭhādāyuṣaḥ kṣayaḥ”
- alakṣmī -
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alakṣmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śayyāyām -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- svapā -
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svap (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]svapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṭhād -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- 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]
- kṣayaḥ -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṣi (noun, feminine)[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 5705 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.