Sanskrit quote nr. 66 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकालमृत्युर्विश्वासो विश्वसन् हि विपद्यते ।
यस्मिन् करोति विश्वासं स जीवत्यपरो मृतः ॥akālamṛtyurviśvāso viśvasan hi vipadyate |
yasmin karoti viśvāsaṃ sa jīvatyaparo mṛtaḥ ||
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.
Akala (akāla, अकाल): defined in 14 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास): defined in 17 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Vipad (विपद्): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Vishvasa (visvasa, viśvāsa, विश्वास): defined in 4 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Arts (wordly enjoyments), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “akālamṛtyurviśvāso viśvasan hi vipadyate”
- akālam -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtyu -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- urvi -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śvāso* -
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śvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vipad -
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vipad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yat (noun, masculine)[dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yata (noun, masculine)[locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “yasmin karoti viśvāsaṃ sa jīvatyaparo mṛtaḥ”
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- viśvāsam -
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viśvāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jīvatya -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- aparo* -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtaḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
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 66 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.