Sanskrit quote nr. 7999 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते हि जीवाश् चिद्भावा भवे भावनया हिताः ।
ब्रह्मणः कलिताकाराः सहस्रायुतकोटिशः ॥ete hi jīvāś cidbhāvā bhave bhāvanayā hitāḥ |
brahmaṇaḥ kalitākārāḥ sahasrāyutakoṭiśaḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव, jīvā, जीवा): defined in 19 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavanaya (bhāvanayā, भावनया): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavana (bhāvanā, भावना): defined in 27 categories.
Hita (हित, hitā, हिता): defined in 14 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Kalita (कलित, kalitā, कलिता): defined in 8 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Sahasrayu (sahasrāyu, सहस्रायु): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kotishah (kotisah, koṭiśaḥ, कोटिशः): defined in 2 categories.
Kotisha (kotisa, koṭiśa, कोटिश): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ete hi jīvāś cidbhāvā bhave bhāvanayā hitāḥ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvāś -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhave -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- bhāvanayā -
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bhāvanayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhāvanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- hitāḥ -
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hita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
- Line 2: “brahmaṇaḥ kalitākārāḥ sahasrāyutakoṭiśaḥ”
- brahmaṇaḥ -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kalitā -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- akārāḥ -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sahasrāyu -
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sahasrāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sahasrāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sahasrāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- koṭiśaḥ -
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koṭiśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]koṭiśa (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 7999 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.