Sanskrit quote nr. 380 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजस्य गृह्णतो जन्म निरीहस्य हतद्विषः ।
स्वपतो जागरूकस्य याथात्म्यं वेद कस्तव ॥ajasya gṛhṇato janma nirīhasya hatadviṣaḥ |
svapato jāgarūkasya yāthātmyaṃ veda kastava ||
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.
Aja (अज): defined in 22 categories.
Grihnat (grhnat, gṛhṇat, गृह्णत्): defined in 1 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Niriha (nirīha, निरीह): defined in 8 categories.
Hatadvish (hatadvis, hatadviṣ, हतद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Svapat (स्वपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Jagaruka (jāgarūka, जागरूक): defined in 4 categories.
Yathatmya (yāthātmya, याथात्म्य): defined in 2 categories.
Veda (वेद): defined in 21 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Prakrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “ajasya gṛhṇato janma nirīhasya hatadviṣaḥ”
- ajasya -
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aja (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aja (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gṛhṇato* -
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gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [ablative single from √grah class 9 verb], [genitive single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √grah class 9 verb], [genitive single from √grah class 9 verb]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nirīhasya -
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nirīha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nirīha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hatadviṣaḥ -
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hatadviṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]hatadviṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “svapato jāgarūkasya yāthātmyaṃ veda kastava”
- svapato* -
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√svap -> svapat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [ablative single from √svap class 2 verb], [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> svapat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √svap class 2 verb], [genitive single from √svap class 2 verb]
- jāgarūkasya -
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jāgarūka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jāgarūka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yāthātmyam -
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yāthātmya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kasta -
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√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 380 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.