Sanskrit quote nr. 75 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकिंचनाश्च दृश्यन्ते पुरुषाश्चिरजीविनः ।
समृद्धे च कुले जाता विनश्यन्ति पतंगवत् ॥

akiṃcanāśca dṛśyante puruṣāścirajīvinaḥ |
samṛddhe ca kule jātā vinaśyanti pataṃgavat ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Akincana (akiñcana, अकिञ्चन, akiñcanā, अकिञ्चना): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Samriddha (samrddha, samṛddha, समृद्ध, samṛddhā, समृद्धा): defined in 7 categories.
Samriddhi (samrddhi, samṛddhi, समृद्धि): defined in 8 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Kuli (कुलि): defined in 7 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)

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: “akiṃcanāśca dṛśyante puruṣāścirajīvinaḥ
  • akiñcanāś -
  • akiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akiñcanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyante -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
  • puruṣāś -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cirajīvinaḥ -
  • cirajīvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cirajīvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “samṛddhe ca kule jātā vinaśyanti pataṃgavat
  • samṛddhe -
  • samṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    samṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • jātā* -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • vi -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse pataṅgavat

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 75 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.

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