Sanskrit quote nr. 608 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एत एवासयस्तीक्ष्णाः कृन्तन्त्यायूंषि देहिनाम् ।
एतानि मानवान् घ्नन्ति न मृत्युर्भद्रमस्तु ते ॥eta evāsayastīkṣṇāḥ kṛntantyāyūṃṣi dehinām |
etāni mānavān ghnanti na mṛtyurbhadramastu te ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etri (etr, etṛ, एतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण, tīkṣṇā, तीक्ष्णा): defined in 15 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Manavat (mānavat, मानवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Manava (mānava, मानव): defined in 14 categories.
Ghnat (घ्नत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Bhadram (भद्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “eta evāsayastīkṣṇāḥ kṛntantyāyūṃṣi dehinām”
- eta* -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]etṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asayas -
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asi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√say (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- tīkṣṇāḥ -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛntantyā -
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√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛt class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛt class 7 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]√kṛt (verb class 6)[present active third plural]√kṛt (verb class 7)[present active third plural]
- āyūṃṣi -
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āyus (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “etāni mānavān ghnanti na mṛtyurbhadramastu te”
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mānavān -
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mānavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mānava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√man -> mānavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ghnanti -
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ghnat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mṛtyur -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhadram -
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bhadram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhadra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhadrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 608 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.