Sanskrit quote nr. 629 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतीतानागता भावा ये च वर्तन्ति सांप्रतम् ।
तान् कालनिर्मितान् बुद्ध्वा न संज्ञां हातुमर्हसि ॥atītānāgatā bhāvā ye ca vartanti sāṃpratam |
tān kālanirmitān buddhvā na saṃjñāṃ hātumarhasi ||
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.
Atita (atīta, अतीत): defined in 11 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत, āgatā, आगता): defined in 12 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hatu (hātu, हातु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “atītānāgatā bhāvā ye ca vartanti sāṃpratam”
- atītān -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āgatā* -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartanti -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sāmpratam -
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sāmpratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tān kālanirmitān buddhvā na saṃjñāṃ hātumarhasi”
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmitān -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañjñām -
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sañjñā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hātum -
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√hā -> hātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hā]√hā -> hātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hā]hātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- arhasi -
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√arh (verb class 1)[present active second 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 629 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.