Sanskrit quote nr. 6373 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छ्वासावधयः प्राणाः स चोच्छ्वासः समीरणः ।
समीरणाच्चलं नास्ति यत् प्राणिति तदद्भुतम् ॥ucchvāsāvadhayaḥ prāṇāḥ sa cocchvāsaḥ samīraṇaḥ |
samīraṇāccalaṃ nāsti yat prāṇiti tadadbhutam ||
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.
Ucchvasa (ucchvāsa, उच्छ्वास): defined in 8 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Samirana (samīraṇa, समीरण): defined in 7 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Adbhuta (अद्भुत): defined in 16 categories.
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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: “ucchvāsāvadhayaḥ prāṇāḥ sa cocchvāsaḥ samīraṇaḥ”
- ucchvāsāva -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhayaḥ -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√dhe (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- prāṇāḥ -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvāsaḥ -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samīraṇaḥ -
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samīraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “samīraṇāccalaṃ nāsti yat prāṇiti tadadbhutam”
- samīraṇāc -
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samīraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]samīraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- calam -
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cala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]calā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāṇ -
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prāṇ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adbhutam -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6373 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.