Sanskrit quote nr. 732 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्रैव दास्यसि विमुक्तिमथापि याचे मातः शरीरपतनं मणिकर्णिकायाम् ।
अस्तु स्वकृत्यमनुकम्पनमीश्वराणां दासस्य कर्मकरतैव तथा स्वकृत्यम् ॥atraiva dāsyasi vimuktimathāpi yāce mātaḥ śarīrapatanaṃ maṇikarṇikāyām |
astu svakṛtyamanukampanamīśvarāṇāṃ dāsasya karmakarataiva tathā svakṛtyam ||
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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.
Atraiva (अत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Vimukti (विमुक्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Athapi (athāpi, अथापि): defined in 1 categories.
Yaci (yāci, याचि): defined in 3 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Mata (māta, मात): defined in 12 categories.
Sharirapatana (sarirapatana, śarīrapatana, शरीरपतन): defined in 1 categories.
Manikarnika (maṇikarṇikā, मणिकर्णिका): defined in 3 categories.
Svakrit (svakrt, svakṛt, स्वकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kampana (कम्पन): defined in 15 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास): defined in 19 categories.
Karmakara (कर्मकर): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “atraiva dāsyasi vimuktimathāpi yāce mātaḥ śarīrapatanaṃ maṇikarṇikāyām”
- atraiva -
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atraiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāsyasi -
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√dā (verb class 1)[future active second single]√dā (verb class 3)[future active second single]√dā (verb class 2)[future active second single]√dā (verb class 4)[future active second single]
- vimuktim -
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vimukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- athāpi -
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athāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāce -
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yāci (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yāc (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- mātaḥ -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]māta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- śarīrapatanam -
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śarīrapatana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maṇikarṇikāyām -
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maṇikarṇikā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “astu svakṛtyamanukampanamīśvarāṇāṃ dāsasya karmakarataiva tathā svakṛtyam”
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- svakṛtya -
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svakṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]svakṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kampanam -
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kampana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kampana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kampanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- īśvarāṇām -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]īśvara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- dāsasya -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dāsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- karmakara -
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karmakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmakara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tai -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svakṛtya -
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svakṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]svakṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 732 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.