Sanskrit quote nr. 6707 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयं संहता एव संहता एव च क्षयम् ।
प्रयान्तः स्पृहणीयत्वं तन्त्रिणः कस्य नागमन् ॥udayaṃ saṃhatā eva saṃhatā eva ca kṣayam |
prayāntaḥ spṛhaṇīyatvaṃ tantriṇaḥ kasya nāgaman ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Samhata (saṃhata, संहत, saṃhatā, संहता): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Prayas (प्रयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Sprihaniyatva (sprhaniyatva, spṛhaṇīyatva, स्पृहणीयत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Tantrin (तन्त्रिन्): defined in 2 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.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “udayaṃ saṃhatā eva saṃhatā eva ca kṣayam”
- udayam -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- saṃhatā* -
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saṃhata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃhatā* -
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saṃhata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃhatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣayam -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prayāntaḥ spṛhaṇīyatvaṃ tantriṇaḥ kasya nāgaman”
- prayān -
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prayas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spṛhaṇīyatvam -
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spṛhaṇīyatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tantriṇaḥ -
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tantrin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tantrin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nā -
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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]
- agaman -
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√gam (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√gam (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]√gam (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
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 6707 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.