Sanskrit quote nr. 1373 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनित्यं निस्राणं जननमरणव्याधिकलितं जगन्मिथ्यात्वार्थैरहमहमिकालिङ्गितमिदम् ।
विचिन्त्यैवं सन्तो विमलमनसो धर्ममतयस् तपः कर्तुं वृत्तास्तदपसृतये जैनमनघम् ॥anityaṃ nisrāṇaṃ jananamaraṇavyādhikalitaṃ jaganmithyātvārthairahamahamikāliṅgitamidam |
vicintyaivaṃ santo vimalamanaso dharmamatayas tapaḥ kartuṃ vṛttāstadapasṛtaye jainamanagham ||
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.
Anityam (अनित्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anitya (अनित्य): defined in 14 categories.
Janana (जनन): defined in 12 categories.
Arana (araṇa, अरण): defined in 10 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Mithyatva (mithyātva, मिथ्यात्व): defined in 6 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ahamahamika (ahamahamikā, अहमहमिका): defined in 2 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vicintya (विचिन्त्य, vicintyā, विचिन्त्या): defined in 3 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Vimala (विमल): defined in 25 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dharmamati (धर्ममति): defined in 1 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त, vṛttā, वृत्ता): defined in 17 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Apasriti (apasrti, apasṛti, अपसृति): defined in 2 categories.
Jaina (जैन): defined in 7 categories.
Anagha (अनघ): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Buddhism, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), India history, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anityaṃ nisrāṇaṃ jananamaraṇavyādhikalitaṃ jaganmithyātvārthairahamahamikāliṅgitamidam”
- anityam -
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anityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse nisrāṇam*ja
- jananam -
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janana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]janana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- araṇa -
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araṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]araṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyādhi -
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vyādhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyādhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyādhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kalitam -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kalitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- jagan -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mithyātvā -
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mithyātva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthair -
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artha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]artha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ahamahamikā -
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ahamahamikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āliṅgitam -
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āliṅgita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āliṅgita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vicintyaivaṃ santo vimalamanaso dharmamatayas tapaḥ kartuṃ vṛttāstadapasṛtaye jainamanagham”
- vicintyai -
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vicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vicintyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- santo* -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- vimalam -
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vimala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vimala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vimalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anaso* -
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anas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√nas (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- dharmamatayas -
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dharmamati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tapaḥ -
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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]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vṛttās -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apasṛtaye -
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apasṛti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- jainam -
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jaina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anagham -
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anagha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anagha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anaghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1373 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.