Sanskrit quote nr. 2014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपि कीर्त्यर्थमायान्ति नाशं सद्योऽतिमानिनः ।
न चेच्छन्त्ययशोमिश्रम् अप्येवानन्त्यमायुषः ॥

api kīrtyarthamāyānti nāśaṃ sadyo'timāninaḥ |
na cecchantyayaśomiśram apyevānantyamāyuṣaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Kirtya (kīrtya, कीर्त्य): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 22 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Atimanin (atimānin, अतिमानिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayashas (ayasas, ayaśas, अयशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Mishra (misra, miśra, मिश्र): defined in 17 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavya (poetry)

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: “api kīrtyarthamāyānti nāśaṃ sadyo'timāninaḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kīrtya -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kīrtya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kīrt -> kīrtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kīrt]
    kīrt -> kīrtya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyā -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nāśam -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • sadyo' -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atimāninaḥ -
  • atimānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    atimānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “na cecchantyayaśomiśram apyevānantyamāyuṣaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchantya -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • ayaśo -
  • ayaśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • miśram -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    miśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evān -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • antyam -
  • antya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyuṣaḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2014 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.

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