Sanskrit quote nr. 2557 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृताप्यायिनां नॄणां संतोषो नैव जायते ।
गावस्तृणमिवारण्ये प्रार्थयन्ति नवं नवम् ॥amṛtāpyāyināṃ nṝṇāṃ saṃtoṣo naiva jāyate |
gāvastṛṇamivāraṇye prārthayanti navaṃ navam ||
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, amṛtā, अमृता): defined in 20 categories.
Apyayin (āpyāyin, आप्यायिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Aranya (araṇya, अरण्य): defined in 14 categories.
Prartha (prārtha, प्रार्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “amṛtāpyāyināṃ nṝṇāṃ saṃtoṣo naiva jāyate”
- amṛtā -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- āpyāyinām -
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āpyāyin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]āpyāyin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- nṝṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- santoṣo* -
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santoṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jāyate -
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√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: “gāvastṛṇamivāraṇye prārthayanti navaṃ navam”
- gāvas -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- tṛṇam -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- araṇye -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (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 2557 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.