Sanskrit quote nr. 2482 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमीषां जन्तूनां कतिपयनिमेषस्थितिजुषां ।
वियोगे धीराणां क इह परितापस्य विषयः ॥amīṣāṃ jantūnāṃ katipayanimeṣasthitijuṣāṃ |
viyoge dhīrāṇāṃ ka iha paritāpasya viṣayaḥ ||
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.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Katipaya (कतिपय): defined in 6 categories.
Nimesha (nimesa, nimeṣa, निमेष): defined in 12 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣā, जुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर, dhīrā, धीरा): defined in 16 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Paritapa (paritāpa, परिताप): defined in 5 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy
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: “amīṣāṃ jantūnāṃ katipayanimeṣasthitijuṣāṃ”
- amīṣām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- jantūnām -
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jantu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- katipaya -
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katipaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]katipaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nimeṣa -
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nimeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthiti -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- juṣām -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]juṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]juṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “viyoge dhīrāṇāṃ ka iha paritāpasya viṣayaḥ”
- viyoge -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dhīrāṇām -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhīra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ka* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paritāpasya -
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paritāpa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- viṣayaḥ -
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viṣaya (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 2482 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.