Sanskrit quote nr. 1375 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनित्यतासमाख्यानं विषयादिविडम्बनम् ।
पश्चात्तापस्य कथनं कालस्य चरितं तथा ॥anityatāsamākhyānaṃ viṣayādiviḍambanam |
paścāttāpasya kathanaṃ kālasya caritaṃ tathā ||
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.
Anityata (anityatā, अनित्यता): defined in 4 categories.
Samakhyana (samākhyāna, समाख्यान): defined in 2 categories.
Visha (visa, viṣā, विषा): defined in 19 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Vidambana (viḍambana, विडम्बन): defined in 7 categories.
Pashcattapa (pascattapa, paścāttāpa, पश्चात्ताप): defined in 6 categories.
Kathana (कथन): defined in 7 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anityatāsamākhyānaṃ viṣayādiviḍambanam”
- anityatā -
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anityatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samākhyānam -
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samākhyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- viṣayā -
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viṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- viḍambanam -
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viḍambana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viḍambana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viḍambanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “paścāttāpasya kathanaṃ kālasya caritaṃ tathā”
- paścāttāpasya -
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paścāttāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kathanam -
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kathana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kathana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kathanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kālasya -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- caritam -
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carita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]carita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1375 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.