Sanskrit quote nr. 2132 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्यत्युच्चो भूमिसमः पार्थिवोऽपि न पार्थिवः ।
मानार्थं जीवितं तस्य कृते माने न जीवति ॥apyatyucco bhūmisamaḥ pārthivo'pi na pārthivaḥ |
mānārthaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya kṛte māne na jīvati ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Yut (युत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (māna, मान, mānā, माना): defined in 24 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 14 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, India history, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “apyatyucco bhūmisamaḥ pārthivo'pi na pārthivaḥ”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yuc -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- co* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūmi -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- samaḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārthivo' -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārthivaḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mānārthaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya kṛte māne na jīvati”
- mānā -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- māne -
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māna (noun, masculine)[locative single]māna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
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 2132 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.