Sanskrit quote nr. 8104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमुत्तमजन्मानस् तिर्यञ्चोऽप्यापदि प्रिये ।
प्रभुं नोज्झन्ति मित्रं वा तारयन्ति ततः पुनः ॥evamuttamajanmānas tiryañco'pyāpadi priye |
prabhuṃ nojjhanti mitraṃ vā tārayanti tataḥ punaḥ ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Tiryanc (tiryañc, तिर्यञ्च्): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Tarayanti (tārayantī, तारयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “evamuttamajanmānas tiryañco'pyāpadi priye”
- evam -
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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]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janmā -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anas -
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anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tiryañco' -
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tiryañc (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tiryañc (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpadi -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- Line 2: “prabhuṃ nojjhanti mitraṃ vā tārayanti tataḥ punaḥ”
- prabhum -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ujjhanti -
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√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh -> ujjhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tārayanti -
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tārayantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tṝ]√tṝ -> tārayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tṝ], [vocative plural from √tṝ], [accusative plural from √tṝ]√tṝ -> tārayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √tṝ]√tṝ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8104 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.