Sanskrit quote nr. 65 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकालमृत्युं परिहृत्य जीवितं ददाति यो देहसुखं च देहिनाम् ।
नतेन धात्रास्ति समः कुतोऽधिको न जीविताद्दानमिहातिरिच्यते ॥akālamṛtyuṃ parihṛtya jīvitaṃ dadāti yo dehasukhaṃ ca dehinām |
natena dhātrāsti samaḥ kuto'dhiko na jīvitāddānamihātiricyate ||
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.
Akala (akāla, अकाल): defined in 14 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Parihritya (parihrtya, parihṛtya, परिहृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Dehasukha (देहसुख): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Nata (नत): defined in 16 categories.
Dhatri (dhatr, dhātṛ, धातृ): defined in 17 categories.
Dhatra (dhātra, धात्र): defined in 3 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy
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: “akālamṛtyuṃ parihṛtya jīvitaṃ dadāti yo dehasukhaṃ ca dehinām”
- akālam -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtyu -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parihṛtya -
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parihṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parihṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parihṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- dadāti -
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dadāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dehasukham -
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dehasukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dehasukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dehasukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “natena dhātrāsti samaḥ kuto'dhiko na jīvitāddānamihātiricyate”
- natena -
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nata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√nam -> nata (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> nata (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
- dhātrā -
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dhātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- samaḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuto' -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhiko* -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitād -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āti -
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āti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āti (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ricyate -
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√ric (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ric (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√ric (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
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 65 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.