Sanskrit quote nr. 6196 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह लोको हतो नॄणां दारिद्र्येण यथा नृप ।
मनुष्याणां तथा जन्म माघस्नानं विना हतम् ॥iha loko hato nṝṇāṃ dāridryeṇa yathā nṛpa |
manuṣyāṇāṃ tathā janma māghasnānaṃ vinā hatam ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Hata (हत): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Daridrya (dāridrya, दारिद्र्य): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य, manuṣyā, मनुष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Maghasnana (māghasnāna, माघस्नान): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “iha loko hato nṝṇāṃ dāridryeṇa yathā nṛpa”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- loko* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hato* -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- nṝṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- dāridryeṇa -
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dāridrya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “manuṣyāṇāṃ tathā janma māghasnānaṃ vinā hatam”
- manuṣyāṇām -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- māghasnānam -
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māghasnāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
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 6196 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.