Sanskrit quote nr. 1162 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्रुवे हि शरीरे यो न करोति तपोऽर्जनम् ।
स पश्चात्तप्यते मूढो मृतो गत्वात्मनो गतिम् ॥adhruve hi śarīre yo na karoti tapo'rjanam |
sa paścāttapyate mūḍho mṛto gatvātmano gatim ||
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, adhruvā, अध्रुवा): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapu (तपु): defined in 6 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Arjana (अर्जन): defined in 6 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Tapyati (तप्यति): defined in 1 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, 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), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (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: “adhruve hi śarīre yo na karoti tapo'rjanam”
- adhruve -
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adhruva (noun, masculine)[locative single]adhruva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adhruvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śarīre -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- tapo' -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tapu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]tapu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- arjanam -
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arjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sa paścāttapyate mūḍho mṛto gatvātmano gatim”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paścāt -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tapyate -
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tapyati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√tap (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- mūḍho* -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- mṛto* -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- ātmano* -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 1162 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.