Sanskrit quote nr. 1799 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यायकरभोगैश्च यो हि जीवति नित्यशः ।
विरागादेव लोकानां भ्रंशते स हि पार्थिवः ॥anyāyakarabhogaiśca yo hi jīvati nityaśaḥ |
virāgādeva lokānāṃ bhraṃśate sa hi pārthivaḥ ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Anyaya (anyāya, अन्याय): defined in 4 categories.
Karabha (करभ): defined in 10 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Nityashah (nityasah, nityaśaḥ, नित्यशः): defined in 2 categories.
Viraga (virāga, विराग): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain 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: “anyāyakarabhogaiśca yo hi jīvati nityaśaḥ”
- anyāya -
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anyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- karabho -
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karabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaiś -
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ga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvati -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nityaśaḥ -
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nityaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “virāgādeva lokānāṃ bhraṃśate sa hi pārthivaḥ”
- virāgād -
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virāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]virāga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokānām -
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loka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bhraṃśate -
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√bhraṃś (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (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 1799 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.