Sanskrit quote nr. 214 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्नेर्यथा दारुवियोगयोगयोर् अदृष्टतोऽन्यत्र निमित्तमस्ति ।
एवं हि जन्तोरपि दुर्विभाव्यः शरीरसंयोगवियोगहेतुः ॥agneryathā dāruviyogayogayor adṛṣṭato'nyatra nimittamasti |
evaṃ hi jantorapi durvibhāvyaḥ śarīrasaṃyogaviyogahetuḥ ||
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.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Daru (dāru, दारु): defined in 16 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Yoga (योग, yogā, योगा): defined in 26 categories.
Adrishta (adrsta, adṛṣṭa, अदृष्ट): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Nimitta (निमित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Durvibhavya (durvibhāvya, दुर्विभाव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Hetri (hetr, hetṛ, हेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Nepali, Prakrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil, Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “agneryathā dāruviyogayogayor adṛṣṭato'nyatra nimittamasti”
- agner -
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agni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāru -
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dāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dāru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yogayor -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yogā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- adṛṣṭa -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- to' -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nimittam -
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nimitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ hi jantorapi durvibhāvyaḥ śarīrasaṃyogaviyogahetuḥ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jantor -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- durvibhāvyaḥ -
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durvibhāvya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śarīra -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyoga -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- viyoga -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetuḥ -
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hetṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hetu (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 214 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.