Sanskrit quote nr. 7932 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतावानव्ययो धर्मः पुण्यश्लोकैरुपासितः ।
यो भूतशोकहर्षाभ्याम् आत्मा शोचति हृष्यति ॥

etāvānavyayo dharmaḥ puṇyaślokairupāsitaḥ |
yo bhūtaśokaharṣābhyām ātmā śocati hṛṣyati ||

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.

Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avyaya (अव्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Punyashloka (punyasloka, puṇyaśloka, पुण्यश्लोक): defined in 4 categories.
Upasitri (upasitr, upāsitṛ, उपासितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Upasita (upāsita, उपासित): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Shoka (soka, śoka, शोक): defined in 15 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष, harṣā, हर्षा): defined in 14 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vedanta (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: “etāvānavyayo dharmaḥ puṇyaślokairupāsitaḥ
  • etāvān -
  • etāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyayo* -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    vyay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • dharmaḥ -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyaślokair -
  • puṇyaśloka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṇyaśloka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāsitaḥ -
  • upāsitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    upāsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yo bhūtaśokaharṣābhyām ātmā śocati hṛṣyati
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • harṣābhyām -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śocati -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • hṛṣyati -
  • hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third 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 7932 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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