Sanskrit quote nr. 1374 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनित्यं यौवनं रूपं जीवितं द्रव्यसंचयः ।
ऐश्वर्यं प्रियसंवासो गृध्येदेषु न पण्डितः ॥anityaṃ yauvanaṃ rūpaṃ jīvitaṃ dravyasaṃcayaḥ |
aiśvaryaṃ priyasaṃvāso gṛdhyedeṣu na paṇḍitaḥ ||
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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.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Dravyasancaya (dravyasañcaya, द्रव्यसञ्चय): defined in 2 categories.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Priyasamvasa (priyasaṃvāsa, प्रियसंवास): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva 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: “anityaṃ yauvanaṃ rūpaṃ jīvitaṃ dravyasaṃcayaḥ”
- 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]
- yauvanam -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- dravyasañcayaḥ -
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dravyasañcaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aiśvaryaṃ priyasaṃvāso gṛdhyedeṣu na paṇḍitaḥ”
- aiśvaryam -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priyasaṃvāso* -
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priyasaṃvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛdhyed -
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√gṛdh (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- eṣu -
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e (noun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
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 1374 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.