Sanskrit quote nr. 7312 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वं श्वसंस्ततः प्राणो यात्यलब्धस्थितिस् तनोः ।
तं यान्तमनुयात्येव जीवः कालप्रणोदितः ॥ūrdhvaṃ śvasaṃstataḥ prāṇo yātyalabdhasthitis tanoḥ |
taṃ yāntamanuyātyeva jīvaḥ kālapraṇoditaḥ ||
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.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Shvasat (svasat, śvasat, श्वसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatya (yātya, यात्य): defined in 2 categories.
Alabdha (अलब्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 20 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Anuya (anuyā, अनुया): defined in 2 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य, atyā, अत्या): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Pranodita (praṇodita, प्रणोदित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ūrdhvaṃ śvasaṃstataḥ prāṇo yātyalabdhasthitis tanoḥ”
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śvasaṃs -
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√śvas -> śvasat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prāṇo* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yātya -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- alabdha -
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alabdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alabdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√labh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- sthitis -
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sthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tanoḥ -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “taṃ yāntamanuyātyeva jīvaḥ kālapraṇoditaḥ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yāntam -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anuyā -
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anuyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atye -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atya (noun, masculine)[locative single]atya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]atyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√at (verb class 1)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvaḥ -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇoditaḥ -
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praṇodita (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 7312 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.