Sanskrit quote nr. 6533 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तिष्ठ यदि जीवन्तीं मामिच्छसि तमानय ।
अहं नेतुमशक्यापि सुदूरमिदमन्तरम् ॥uttiṣṭha yadi jīvantīṃ māmicchasi tamānaya |
ahaṃ netumaśakyāpi sudūramidamantaram ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jivanti (jīvantī, जीवन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ashakya (asakya, aśakya, अशक्य, aśakyā, अशक्या): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sudura (sudūra, सुदूर): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Jainism, Prakrit, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “uttiṣṭha yadi jīvantīṃ māmicchasi tamānaya”
- Cannot analyse uttiṣṭha*ya
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jīvantīm -
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jīvantī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- icchasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- tamān -
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tama (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aya -
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aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ netumaśakyāpi sudūramidamantaram”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- netum -
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√nī -> netum (infinitive)[infinitive from √nī]
- aśakyā -
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aśakya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśakya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aśakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sudūram -
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sudūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sudūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sudūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 6533 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.