Sanskrit quote nr. 7925 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतावज् जन्मसाफल्यं यदनायत्तवृत्तिता ।
ये पराधीनतां यातास् ते वै जीवन्ति के मृताः ॥etāvaj janmasāphalyaṃ yadanāyattavṛttitā |
ye parādhīnatāṃ yātās te vai jīvanti ke mṛtāḥ ||
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.
Janmasaphalya (janmasāphalya, जन्मसाफल्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anayattavrittita (anayattavrttita, anāyattavṛttitā, अनायत्तवृत्तिता): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Paradhinata (parādhīnatā, पराधीनता): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात, yātā, याता): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jivanti (jīvantī, जीवन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत, mṛtā, मृता): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, India history, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (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: “etāvaj janmasāphalyaṃ yadanāyattavṛttitā”
- Cannot analyse etāvaj*ja
- janmasāphalyam -
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janmasāphalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anāyattavṛttitā -
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anāyattavṛttitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ye parādhīnatāṃ yātās te vai jīvanti ke mṛtāḥ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- parādhīnatām -
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parādhīnatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yātās -
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yāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- jīvanti -
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jīvanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mṛtāḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
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 7925 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.