Sanskrit quote nr. 2559 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृता विगतप्राणा सान्तः शल्याकृतव्रणा ।
अबद्धा निश्चलेवास्ते कूटसंस्थे मृगे मृगी ॥amṛtā vigataprāṇā sāntaḥ śalyākṛtavraṇā |
abaddhā niścalevāste kūṭasaṃsthe mṛge mṛgī ||
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.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Prana (prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 3 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Shali (sali, śalī, शली): defined in 19 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalyā, शल्या): defined in 17 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Avrana (avraṇā, अव्रणा): defined in 3 categories.
Abaddha (अबद्ध, abaddhā, अबद्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Nishcala (niscala, niścala, निश्चल, niścalā, निश्चला): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Kuta (kūṭa, कूट): defined in 19 categories.
Samstha (saṃstha, संस्थ, saṃsthā, संस्था): defined in 10 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 categories.
Mrigi (mrgi, mṛgī, मृगी): defined in 8 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), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (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: “amṛtā vigataprāṇā sāntaḥ śalyākṛtavraṇā”
- amṛtā* -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vigata -
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vigata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vigata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāṇā -
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prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śalyā -
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śalī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śalyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śal -> śalyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avraṇā -
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avraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “abaddhā niścalevāste kūṭasaṃsthe mṛge mṛgī”
- abaddhā* -
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abaddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abaddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niścale -
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niścala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]niścala (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]niścalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aste -
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asta (noun, masculine)[locative single]asta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]astā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kūṭa -
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kūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsthe -
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saṃstha (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃstha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃsthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛge -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[locative single]mṛgā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛgī -
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mṛgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 2559 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.