Sanskrit quote nr. 999 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्यैके प्रातरपरे विततेऽह्नि तथा परे ।
यान्ति निःसीम्नि संसारे कः स्थाता ननु शोचति ॥adyaike prātarapare vitate'hni tathā pare |
yānti niḥsīmni saṃsāre kaḥ sthātā nanu śocati ||
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.
Adya (अद्य, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक, aikā, ऐका): defined in 2 categories.
Pratara (prātara, प्रातर): defined in 4 categories.
Pare (परे): defined in 5 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Vitata (वितत, vitatā, वितता): defined in 13 categories.
Vitati (वितति): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Nihsiman (niḥsīman, निःसीमन्): defined in 2 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Sthatri (sthatr, sthātṛ, स्थातृ): defined in 2 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain 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: “adyaike prātarapare vitate'hni tathā pare”
- adyai -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√ad (verb class 2)[imperative passive first single]
- aike -
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aika (noun, masculine)[locative single]aika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prātara -
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prātara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vitate' -
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vitata (noun, masculine)[locative single]vitata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vitatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vitati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ahni -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yānti niḥsīmni saṃsāre kaḥ sthātā nanu śocati”
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- niḥsīmni -
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niḥsīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]niḥsīman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthātā -
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sthātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śocati -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active 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 999 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.