Sanskrit quote nr. 751 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ नित्यमनित्यं वा नेह शोचन्ति तद्विदः ।
नान्यथा शक्यते कर्तुं स्वभावः शोचतामिति ॥atha nityamanityaṃ vā neha śocanti tadvidaḥ |
nānyathā śakyate kartuṃ svabhāvaḥ śocatāmiti ||
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.
Atha (अथ, athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Anityam (अनित्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anitya (अनित्य): defined in 14 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Tadvid (तद्विद्): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shakyata (sakyata, śakyatā, शक्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “atha nityamanityaṃ vā neha śocanti tadvidaḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anityam -
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anityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- neha -
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√nah (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- śocanti -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- tadvidaḥ -
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tadvid (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tadvid (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nānyathā śakyate kartuṃ svabhāvaḥ śocatāmiti”
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śakyate -
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śakyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√śak (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- svabhāvaḥ -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śocatām -
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√śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śuc class 1 verb]√śuc (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 751 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.