Sanskrit quote nr. 1828 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येषामपि नश्यन्ति सुहृदश्च धनानि च ।
पश्य बुद्ध्या मनुष्याणां राजन्नापदमात्मनः ॥anyeṣāmapi naśyanti suhṛdaśca dhanāni ca |
paśya buddhyā manuṣyāṇāṃ rājannāpadamātmanaḥ ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Suhrid (suhrd, suhṛd, सुहृद्): defined in 6 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dhana (धन): defined in 16 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य, manuṣyā, मनुष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajat (rājat, राजत्): defined in 3 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of 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: “anyeṣāmapi naśyanti suhṛdaśca dhanāni ca”
- anye -
-
ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣām -
-
idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- api -
-
api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyanti -
-
naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- suhṛdaś -
-
suhṛd (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]suhṛda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanāni -
-
dhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhan (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “paśya buddhyā manuṣyāṇāṃ rājannāpadamātmanaḥ”
- paśya -
-
paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- buddhyā* -
-
buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- manuṣyāṇām -
-
manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- rājann -
-
rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- āpadam -
-
āpadā (noun, feminine)[adverb]āpad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātmanaḥ -
-
ātman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 1828 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.