Sanskrit quote nr. 2524 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च द्वयं देहे प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
मृत्युमापद्यते मोहात् सत्येनापद्यतेऽमृतम् ॥amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca dvayaṃ dehe pratiṣṭhitam |
mṛtyumāpadyate mohāt satyenāpadyate'mṛtam ||
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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित): defined in 10 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kavya (poetry)
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: “amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca dvayaṃ dehe pratiṣṭhitam”
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mṛtyuś -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dehe -
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deha (noun, masculine)[locative single]deha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pratiṣṭhitam -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mṛtyumāpadyate mohāt satyenāpadyate'mṛtam”
- mṛtyum -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āpadya -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ate -
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- mohāt -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- satyenā -
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satya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]satya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- āpad -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active third single]
- yate' -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (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 2524 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.