Sanskrit quote nr. 577 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतिपातितकालसाधना स्वशरीरेन्द्रियवर्गतापनी ।
जनवन्न भवन्तमक्षमा नयसिद्धेरपनेतुमर्हति ॥

atipātitakālasādhanā svaśarīrendriyavargatāpanī |
janavanna bhavantamakṣamā nayasiddherapanetumarhati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Atipatita (atipātita, अतिपातित): defined in 1 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Sadhana (sādhanā, साधना): defined in 21 categories.
Svasharira (svasarira, svaśarīra, स्वशरीर): defined in 6 categories.
Indriyavarga (इन्द्रियवर्ग): defined in 2 categories.
Tapani (tāpanī, तापनी): defined in 5 categories.
Janavat (जनवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavanta (भवन्त): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshama (aksama, akṣama, अक्षम, akṣamā, अक्षमा): defined in 10 categories.
Nayasiddhi (नयसिद्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rihat (rhat, ṛhat, ऋहत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali

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: “atipātitakālasādhanā svaśarīrendriyavargatāpanī
  • atipātita -
  • atipātita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atipātita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāla -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhanā -
  • sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaśarīre -
  • svaśarīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • indriyavarga -
  • indriyavarga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāpanī -
  • tāpanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “janavanna bhavantamakṣamā nayasiddherapanetumarhati
  • janavann -
  • janavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavantam -
  • bhavanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • akṣamā* -
  • akṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nayasiddher -
  • nayasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • apane -
  • pan (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mar -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛhati -
  • ṛhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 577 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.

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