Sanskrit quote nr. 1380 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनित्यानि शरीराणि विभवो नैव शाश्वतः ।
नित्यं संनिहितो मृत्युः कर्तव्यो धर्मसंग्रहः ॥anityāni śarīrāṇi vibhavo naiva śāśvataḥ |
nityaṃ saṃnihito mṛtyuḥ kartavyo dharmasaṃgrahaḥ ||
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.
Anitya (अनित्य): defined in 14 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Shashvata (sasvata, śāśvata, शाश्वत): defined in 11 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, 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, Hinduism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “anityāni śarīrāṇi vibhavo naiva śāśvataḥ”
- anityāni -
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anitya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śarīrāṇi -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vibhavo* -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vibhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śāśvataḥ -
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śāśvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nityaṃ saṃnihito mṛtyuḥ kartavyo dharmasaṃgrahaḥ”
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃnihito* -
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saṃnihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtyuḥ -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kartavyo* -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- dharmasaṅgrahaḥ -
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dharmasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1380 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.