Sanskrit quote nr. 8261 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
औषधायापि यो मर्त्यो मध्वस्यति विचेतनः ।
कुयोनौ जायते सोऽपि किं पुनस् तत्र लोलुपः ॥auṣadhāyāpi yo martyo madhvasyati vicetanaḥ |
kuyonau jāyate so'pi kiṃ punas tatra lolupaḥ ||
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.
Aushadha (ausadha, auṣadha, औषध): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Martya (मर्त्य): defined in 7 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhva (मध्व): defined in 4 categories.
Vicetana (विचेतन): defined in 3 categories.
Kuyoni (कुयोनि): defined in 2 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Lolupa (लोलुप): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “auṣadhāyāpi yo martyo madhvasyati vicetanaḥ”
- auṣadhāyā -
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auṣadha (noun, masculine)[dative single]auṣadha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- martyo* -
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martya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhva -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]madhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- vicetanaḥ -
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vicetana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kuyonau jāyate so'pi kiṃ punas tatra lolupaḥ”
- kuyonau -
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kuyoni (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punas -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lolupaḥ -
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lolupa (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 8261 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.