Sanskrit quote nr. 6992 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मुच्य स्वजनानुपेक्ष्य तृणवत् प्राणानपि प्रेयसस् ।
तीर्त्वा दुस्तरमर्णवं च वणिजः प्राप्ताः पटीराशया ॥unmucya svajanānupekṣya tṛṇavat prāṇānapi preyasas |
tīrtvā dustaramarṇavaṃ ca vaṇijaḥ prāptāḥ paṭīrāśayā ||
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.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Upekshya (upeksya, upekṣya, उपेक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Trinavat (trnavat, tṛṇavat, तृणवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tirtva (tīrtvā, तीर्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Dustara (दुस्तर): defined in 7 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vanij (vaṇij, वणिज्): defined in 7 categories.
Vanija (vaṇija, वणिज): defined in 10 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Patira (paṭīra, पटीर): defined in 3 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “unmucya svajanānupekṣya tṛṇavat prāṇānapi preyasas”
- Cannot analyse unmucya*sv
- svajanān -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- upekṣya -
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upekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṇavat -
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tṛṇavat (noun, masculine)[compound]tṛṇavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse preyasas
- Line 2: “tīrtvā dustaramarṇavaṃ ca vaṇijaḥ prāptāḥ paṭīrāśayā”
- tīrtvā -
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tīrtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√tṝ -> tīrtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tṝ]√tṝ -> tīrtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tṝ]√tṝ -> tīrtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tṝ]√tṝ -> tīrtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tṝ]
- dustaram -
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dustara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dustara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dustarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arṇavam -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arṇavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaṇijaḥ -
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vaṇij (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vaṇija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāptāḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paṭīrā -
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paṭīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṭīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āśayā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 6992 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.