Sanskrit quote nr. 1161 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्रुवेण शरीरेण प्रतिक्षणविनाशिना ।
ध्रुवं यो नार्जयेद्धर्मं स शोच्यो मूढचेतनः ॥adhruveṇa śarīreṇa pratikṣaṇavināśinā |
dhruvaṃ yo nārjayeddharmaṃ sa śocyo mūḍhacetanaḥ ||
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.
Adhruva (अध्रुव): defined in 4 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Vinashin (vinasin, vināśin, विनाशिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य): defined in 5 categories.
Mudhacetana (mūḍhacetana, मूढचेतन): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “adhruveṇa śarīreṇa pratikṣaṇavināśinā”
- adhruveṇa -
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adhruva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]adhruva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śarīreṇa -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vināśinā -
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vināśin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vināśin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “dhruvaṃ yo nārjayeddharmaṃ sa śocyo mūḍhacetanaḥ”
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nā -
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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]
- arjayeddh -
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√ṛj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- harmam -
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harman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocyo* -
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śocya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]√śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śuc]
- mūḍhacetanaḥ -
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mūḍhacetana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1161 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.