Sanskrit quote nr. 794 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अथाससादास्तमनिन्द्यतेजा जनस्य दूरोज्झितमृत्युभीतेः ।
उत्पत्तिमद्वस्तु विनाश्यवश्यं यथाहमित्येवमिवोपदेष्टुम् ॥

athāsasādāstamanindyatejā janasya dūrojjhitamṛtyubhīteḥ |
utpattimadvastu vināśyavaśyaṃ yathāhamityevamivopadeṣṭum ||

Index

Introduction
Glossary of terms
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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.

Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Ja (ज, jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Ujjhita (उज्झित): defined in 10 categories.
Mrityubhita (mrtyubhita, mṛtyubhīta, मृत्युभीत, mṛtyubhītā, मृत्युभीता): defined in 1 categories.
Utpattimat (उत्पत्तिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Vinashin (vinasin, vināśin, विनाशिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Upada (upadā, उपदा): defined in 4 categories.
Ishtu (istu, iṣṭu, इष्टु): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “athāsasādāstamanindyatejā janasya dūrojjhitamṛtyubhīteḥ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sasādā -
√sad (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
astaman -
√stam (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
indyate -
√ind (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
jā* -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
janasya -
jana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dūro -
dūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ujjhita -
ujjhita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ujjhita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
mṛtyubhīte -
mṛtyubhīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mṛtyubhīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mṛtyubhītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “utpattimadvastu vināśyavaśyaṃ yathāhamityevamivopadeṣṭum”
utpattimad -
utpattimat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

utpattimat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vastu -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vināśya -
vināśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

vināśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vināśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vināśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
upade -
upadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

upadā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iṣṭum -
iṣṭu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 794 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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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019