Sanskrit quote nr. 1732 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नाभावे मृत्युः शालिभिरन्नानि शालयो वृष्ट्या ।
वृष्टिस्तपसेति वदन्न् अमृत्यवे तत्तपश्चरतु ॥annābhāve mṛtyuḥ śālibhirannāni śālayo vṛṣṭyā |
vṛṣṭistapaseti vadann amṛtyave tattapaścaratu ||
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, annā, अन्ना): defined in 18 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Shali (sali, śāli, शालि): defined in 19 categories.
Vrishti (vrsti, vṛṣṭi, वृष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vadat (वदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Amrityu (amrtyu, amṛtyu, अमृत्यु): defined in 2 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 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, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “annābhāve mṛtyuḥ śālibhirannāni śālayo vṛṣṭyā”
- annā -
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anna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]annā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhāve -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mṛtyuḥ -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śālibhir -
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śāli (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śālin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śālin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- annāni -
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anna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śālayo* -
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śāli (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vṛṣṭyā -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “vṛṣṭistapaseti vadann amṛtyave tattapaścaratu”
- vṛṣṭis -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tapase -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tapas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]√tap (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadann -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- amṛtyave -
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amṛtyu (noun, masculine)[dative single]amṛtyu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapaś -
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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]
- caratu -
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√car (verb class 1)[imperative active third 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 1732 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.