Sanskrit quote nr. 5917 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं लब्धमिदं नष्टम् इदं लप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।
इदं चिन्तयतामेव जीर्णमायुः शरीरिणाम् ॥idaṃ labdhamidaṃ naṣṭam idaṃ lapsye manoratham |
idaṃ cintayatāmeva jīrṇamāyuḥ śarīriṇām ||
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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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ): defined in 10 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jirna (jīrṇa, जीर्ण): defined in 10 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sharirin (saririn, śarīrin, शरीरिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism
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: “idaṃ labdhamidaṃ naṣṭam idaṃ lapsye manoratham”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- labdham -
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labdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]labdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]labdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- naṣṭam -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lapsye -
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√labh (verb class 1)[future middle first single]
- manoratham -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]manorathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “idaṃ cintayatāmeva jīrṇamāyuḥ śarīriṇām”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cintayatām -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīrṇam -
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jīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śarīriṇām -
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śarīrin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śarīrin (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 5917 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.