Sanskrit quote nr. 8270 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कं न स्पृशन्ति पुरुषं व्यसनानि काले ।
को वा निरन्तरसुखी य इहास्ति लोके ॥kaṃ na spṛśanti puruṣaṃ vyasanāni kāle |
ko vā nirantarasukhī ya ihāsti loke ||
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.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sprishanti (sprsanti, spṛśantī, स्पृशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 32 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Nirantara (निरन्तर): defined in 14 categories.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), 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: “kaṃ na spṛśanti puruṣaṃ vyasanāni kāle”
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛśanti -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vyasanāni -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “ko vā nirantarasukhī ya ihāsti loke”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirantara -
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nirantara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirantara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ihā -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 8270 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.