Sanskrit quote nr. 1731 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नाद्रक्तं च शुक्लं चाप्य् अतो जीवः प्रतिष्ठितः ।
इन्द्रियाणि च बुद्धिश्च तृप्यन्त्यन्नेन नित्यशः ॥annādraktaṃ ca śuklaṃ cāpy ato jīvaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
indriyāṇi ca buddhiśca tṛpyantyannena nityaśaḥ ||
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.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shukla (sukla, śukla, शुक्ल): defined in 15 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित): defined in 10 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Tripyat (trpyat, tṛpyat, तृप्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nityashah (nityasah, nityaśaḥ, नित्यशः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “annādraktaṃ ca śuklaṃ cāpy ato jīvaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ”
- annād -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuklam -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuklā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse cāpy*at
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jīvaḥ -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratiṣṭhitaḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “indriyāṇi ca buddhiśca tṛpyantyannena nityaśaḥ”
- indriyāṇi -
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indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhiś -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛpyantya -
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tṛpyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tṛp class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp -> tṛpyantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- annena -
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anna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]anna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nityaśaḥ -
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nityaśaḥ (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 1731 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.