Sanskrit quote nr. 1321 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनादायी व्ययं कुर्याद् असहायी रणप्रियः ।
आतुरः सर्वभक्षी च नरः शीघ्रंविनश्यति ॥anādāyī vyayaṃ kuryād asahāyī raṇapriyaḥ |
āturaḥ sarvabhakṣī ca naraḥ śīghraṃvinaśyati ||
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.
Anada (anāda, अनाद): defined in 3 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyaya (व्यय): defined in 16 categories.
Asaha (असह, asahā, असहा): defined in 5 categories.
Ranapriya (raṇapriya, रणप्रिय): defined in 4 categories.
Atura (ātura, आतुर): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvabhakshin (sarvabhaksin, sarvabhakṣin, सर्वभक्षिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Shighram (sighram, śīghram, शीघ्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shighra (sighra, śīghra, शीघ्र): defined in 11 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “anādāyī vyayaṃ kuryād asahāyī raṇapriyaḥ”
- anādā -
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anāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayī -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyayam -
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vyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- asahā -
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asaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]asahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayī -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raṇapriyaḥ -
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raṇapriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āturaḥ sarvabhakṣī ca naraḥ śīghraṃvinaśyati”
- āturaḥ -
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ātura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvabhakṣī -
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sarvabhakṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śīghraṃ -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[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 1321 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.