Sanskrit quote nr. 813 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदनस्पृहया दुरीश्वराणां सदन्द्वारि वितर्दिमाश्रयन्ताम् ।
अपुनर्भवसाधनं शरीरं जरयामो वयमों नमः शिवाय ॥adanaspṛhayā durīśvarāṇāṃ sadandvāri vitardimāśrayantām |
apunarbhavasādhanaṃ śarīraṃ jarayāmo vayamoṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
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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.
Adana (अदन): defined in 14 categories.
Spriha (sprha, spṛhā, स्पृहा): defined in 6 categories.
Dur (दुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Sadam (सदम्): defined in 2 categories.
Sadat (सदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vitardi (वितर्दि): defined in 2 categories.
Apunarbhava (अपुनर्भव): defined in 5 categories.
Sadhana (sādhana, साधन): defined in 21 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 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: “adanaspṛhayā durīśvarāṇāṃ sadandvāri vitardimāśrayantām”
- adana -
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adana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛhayā -
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spṛhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- durī -
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dur (noun, feminine)[locative single]dur (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- īśvarāṇām -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]īśvara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sadan -
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sadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√sad -> sadat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb]
- dvāri -
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dvārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dvārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vitardim -
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vitardi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aśrayantā -
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√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “apunarbhavasādhanaṃ śarīraṃ jarayāmo vayamoṃ namaḥ śivāya”
- apunarbhava -
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apunarbhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhanam -
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sādhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sādhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sādhanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śarīram -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jarayāmo* -
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√jṝ (verb class 10)[present active first plural]√jṝ (verb class 0)[present active first plural]
- vaya -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[compound]√vay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mo -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śivāya -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[dative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[dative 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 813 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.