Sanskrit quote nr. 7170 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपायमास्थितस्यापि नश्यन्त्यर्थाः प्रमाद्यतः ।
हन्ति नोपशयस्थोऽपि शयालुर्मृगयुर्मृगान् ॥upāyamāsthitasyāpi naśyantyarthāḥ pramādyataḥ |
hanti nopaśayastho'pi śayālurmṛgayurmṛgān ||
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.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Asthita (āsthita, आस्थित): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Pramadin (pramādin, प्रमादिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upashayastha (upasayastha, upaśayastha, उपशयस्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Shayalu (sayalu, śayālu, शयालु): defined in 3 categories.
Mrigayu (mrgayu, mṛgayu, मृगयु): defined in 5 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of 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: “upāyamāsthitasyāpi naśyantyarthāḥ pramādyataḥ”
- upāyam -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āsthitasyā -
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āsthita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]āsthita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyantya -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- arthāḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pramādya -
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pramādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]pramādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “hanti nopaśayastho'pi śayālurmṛgayurmṛgān”
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upaśayastho' -
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upaśayastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śayālur -
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śayālu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śayālu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mṛgayur -
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mṛgayu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgān -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 7170 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.