Sanskrit quote nr. 566 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिदीर्घजीविदोषाद् व्यासेन यशोऽपहारितं हन्त ।
कैर्नोच्येत गुणाढ्यः स एव जन्मान्तरापन्नः ॥atidīrghajīvidoṣād vyāsena yaśo'pahāritaṃ hanta |
kairnocyeta guṇāḍhyaḥ sa eva janmāntarāpannaḥ ||
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.
Atidirgha (atidīrgha, अतिदीर्घ): defined in 3 categories.
Jivi (jīvī, जीवी): defined in 8 categories.
Jivin (jīvin, जीविन्): defined in 4 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Vyasa (vyāsa, व्यास): defined in 18 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Apaharita (apahārita, अपहारित): defined in 3 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Gunadhya (guṇāḍhya, गुणाढ्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Janmantara (janmāntara, जन्मान्तर): defined in 8 categories.
Apanna (āpanna, आपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (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: “atidīrghajīvidoṣād vyāsena yaśo'pahāritaṃ hanta”
- atidīrgha -
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atidīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atidīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvi -
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jīvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- doṣād -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vyāsena -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yaśo' -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apahāritam -
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apahārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apahārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apahāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kairnocyeta guṇāḍhyaḥ sa eva janmāntarāpannaḥ”
- kair -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ucyeta -
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√uc (verb class 4)[optative active second plural]√vac (verb class 2)[optative passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[optative passive third single]
- guṇāḍhyaḥ -
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guṇāḍhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janmāntarā -
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janmāntara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āpannaḥ -
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āpanna (noun, masculine)[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 566 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.