Sanskrit quote nr. 7810 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतदत्र पथिकैकजीवितं ।
पश्य शुष्यतितरां महत्सरः ॥etadatra pathikaikajīvitaṃ |
paśya śuṣyatitarāṃ mahatsaraḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Pathika (पथिक, pathikā, पथिका): defined in 8 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Jivita (jīvita, जीवित): defined in 16 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Shushyat (susyat, śuṣyat, शुष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 27 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil
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: “etadatra pathikaikajīvitaṃ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pathikai -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pathikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “paśya śuṣyatitarāṃ mahatsaraḥ”
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- śuṣyati -
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√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- tarām -
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tarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mahat -
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mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (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 7810 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.