Sanskrit quote nr. 7597 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

विभूतिं रभसावाप्तां यश्च संत्यज्य तत्क्षणम् ।
नीत्या कामयतेऽन्येद्युः शोच्यस्ताभ्यां परोऽस्ति कः ॥

vibhūtiṃ rabhasāvāptāṃ yaśca saṃtyajya tatkṣaṇam |
nītyā kāmayate'nyedyuḥ śocyastābhyāṃ paro'sti kaḥ ||

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.

Vibhuti (vibhūti, विभूति): defined in 13 categories.
Rabhasa (रभस): defined in 6 categories.
Apta (āptā, आप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Tatkshana (tatksana, tatkṣaṇa, तत्क्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Niti (nīti, नीति): defined in 13 categories.
Shocya (socya, śocya, शोच्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 19 categories.
Paru (परु): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Prakrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “vibhūtiṃ rabhasāvāptāṃ yaśca saṃtyajya tatkṣaṇam
  • vibhūtim -
  • vibhūti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vibhūti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rabhasāvā -
  • rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āptām -
  • āptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santyajya -
  • santyajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santyajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatkṣaṇam -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nītyā kāmayate'nyedyuḥ śocyastābhyāṃ paro'sti kaḥ
  • nītyā -
  • nīti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāmayate' -
  • kam -> kāmayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam -> kāmayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kam]
    kam (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • anyedyuḥ -
  • anyedyuḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śocyas -
  • śocya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śuc]
  • tābhyām -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • paro' -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

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 7597 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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