Sanskrit quote nr. 390 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजातमृतमूर्खेभ्यो मृताजातौ सुतौ वरम् ।
यतस्तौ स्वल्पदुःखाय यावज्जीवं जडो दहेत् ॥ajātamṛtamūrkhebhyo mṛtājātau sutau varam |
yatastau svalpaduḥkhāya yāvajjīvaṃ jaḍo dahet ||
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.
Ajata (ajāta, अजात): defined in 7 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Urj (ūrj, ऊर्ज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Ajati (ajāti, अजाति): defined in 4 categories.
Suta (सुत): defined in 18 categories.
Suti (सुति): defined in 10 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Svalpaduhkha (svalpaduḥkha, स्वल्पदुःख): defined in 1 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain 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: “ajātamṛtamūrkhebhyo mṛtājātau sutau varam”
- ajātam -
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ajāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ūrk -
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ūrj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hebhyo* -
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ha (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]ha (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- mṛtā -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- ajātau -
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ajāta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ajāti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sutau -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]suti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √su class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yatastau svalpaduḥkhāya yāvajjīvaṃ jaḍo dahet”
- yatas -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- svalpaduḥkhāya -
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svalpaduḥkha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Cannot analyse yāvajjīvam*ja
- jaḍo* -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dahet -
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√dah (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 390 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.