Sanskrit quote nr. 2388 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभ्यासात्तु स्थिरस्वान्त ऊर्ध्वरेताश्च जायते ।
परानन्दमयो योगी जरामरणवर्जितः ॥

abhyāsāttu sthirasvānta ūrdhvaretāśca jāyate |
parānandamayo yogī jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ ||

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.

Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर): defined in 14 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Urdhvareta (ūrdhvareta, ऊर्ध्वरेत, ūrdhvaretā, ऊर्ध्वरेता): defined in 3 categories.
Urdhvaretas (ūrdhvaretas, ऊर्ध्वरेतस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Parananda (parānanda, परानन्द): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Yogin (योगिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Rana (raṇa, रण): defined in 12 categories.
Varjita (वर्जित): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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: “abhyāsāttu sthirasvānta ūrdhvaretāśca jāyate
  • abhyāsāt -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sthira -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svānta* -
  • svānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvaretāś -
  • ūrdhvareta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūrdhvaretā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ūrdhvaretas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “parānandamayo yogī jarāmaraṇavarjitaḥ
  • parānandam -
  • parānanda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yogī -
  • yogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jarāma -
  • jṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • raṇa -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varjitaḥ -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 2388 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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