Sanskrit quote nr. 2138 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्याकरसमुत्पन्नमणिजातिरसंस्कृता ।
जातरूपेण कल्याणि न हि संयोगमर्हति ॥apyākarasamutpannamaṇijātirasaṃskṛtā |
jātarūpeṇa kalyāṇi na hi saṃyogamarhati ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Akara (ākara, आकर): defined in 20 categories.
Samutpanna (समुत्पन्न): defined in 8 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 28 categories.
Asamskrita (asamskrta, asaṃskṛtā, असंस्कृता): defined in 9 categories.
Jatarupa (jātarūpa, जातरूप): defined in 5 categories.
Kalyani (kalyāṇī, कल्याणी): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Arhat (अर्हत्): defined in 8 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “apyākarasamutpannamaṇijātirasaṃskṛtā”
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākara -
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ākara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samutpannam -
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samutpanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samutpanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samutpannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- jātir -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asaṃskṛtā -
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asaṃskṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “jātarūpeṇa kalyāṇi na hi saṃyogamarhati”
- jātarūpeṇa -
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jātarūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jātarūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kalyāṇi -
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kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- saṃyogam -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- arhati -
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arhat (noun, masculine)[locative single]arhat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√arh (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 2138 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.