Sanskrit quote nr. 704 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युन्नतिं प्राप्य नरः प्रावारः कीटको यथा ।
स विनश्यत्यसंदेहम् आहैवमुशना नृपः ॥atyunnatiṃ prāpya naraḥ prāvāraḥ kīṭako yathā |
sa vinaśyatyasaṃdeham āhaivamuśanā nṛpaḥ ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Pravara (prāvāra, प्रावार): defined in 15 categories.
Kitaka (kīṭaka, कीटक): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ushana (usana, uśanā, उशना): defined in 8 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “atyunnatiṃ prāpya naraḥ prāvāraḥ kīṭako yathā”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnatim -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prāvāraḥ -
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prāvāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīṭako* -
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kīṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “sa vinaśyatyasaṃdeham āhaivamuśanā nṛpaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naśyatya -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √naś class 4 verb], [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- asan -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āhai -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uśanā* -
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uśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nṛpaḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 704 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.