Sanskrit quote nr. 8578 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्दाग्रात् प्रोत्थितः प्राणः सदा वहति देहिनाम् ।
हृद्गतं जीवमाश्वास्य बहिर्गत्वा निवर्तते ॥kandāgrāt protthitaḥ prāṇaḥ sadā vahati dehinām |
hṛdgataṃ jīvamāśvāsya bahirgatvā nivartate ||
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.
Kanda (कन्द): defined in 14 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Protthita (प्रोत्थित): defined in 1 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Hridgata (hrdgata, hṛdgata, हृद्गत): defined in 4 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Ashvasya (asvasya, āśvāsya, आश्वास्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nivarta (निवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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: “kandāgrāt protthitaḥ prāṇaḥ sadā vahati dehinām”
- kandā -
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kanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kand (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agrāt -
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agra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]agra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- protthitaḥ -
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protthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāṇaḥ -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “hṛdgataṃ jīvamāśvāsya bahirgatvā nivartate”
- hṛdgatam -
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hṛdgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hṛdgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hṛdgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvam -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)[absolutive from √jīv]
- āśvāsya -
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āśvāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśvāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahir -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- nivarta -
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nivarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivarta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 8578 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.