Sanskrit quote nr. 2483 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमीषां प्राणानां तुलितबिसिनीपत्रपयसां ।
कृते किं नास्माभिर्विगलितविवेकैर्व्यवसितम् ॥amīṣāṃ prāṇānāṃ tulitabisinīpatrapayasāṃ |
kṛte kiṃ nāsmābhirvigalitavivekairvyavasitam ||
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.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Tulita (तुलित): defined in 5 categories.
Bisini (bisinī, बिसिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 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.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित): defined in 6 categories.
Viveka (विवेक): defined in 13 categories.
Vyavasita (व्यवसित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of 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 prāṇānāṃ tulitabisinīpatrapayasāṃ”
- amīṣām -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- prāṇānām -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tulita -
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tulita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tul -> tulita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- bisinī -
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bisinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rapa -
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√rap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- asām -
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√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first single]
- Line 2: “kṛte kiṃ nāsmābhirvigalitavivekairvyavasitam”
- 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]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmābhir -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- vigalita -
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vigalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivekair -
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viveka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vyavasitam -
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vyavasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyavasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyavasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2483 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.