Sanskrit quote nr. 844 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अदृष्टपूर्वानादाय भावानपरिशङ्कितान् ।
इष्टानिष्टान् मनुष्याणाम् अस्तं गच्छन्ति रात्रयः ॥adṛṣṭapūrvānādāya bhāvānapariśaṅkitān |
iṣṭāniṣṭān manuṣyāṇām astaṃ gacchanti rātrayaḥ ||
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.
Adrishtapurva (adrstapurva, adṛṣṭapūrva, अदृष्टपूर्व): defined in 4 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavat (bhāvat, भावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Apari (aparī, अपरी): defined in 1 categories.
Shankita (sankita, śaṅkita, शङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य, manuṣyā, मनुष्या): defined in 11 categories.
Astam (अस्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil
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: “adṛṣṭapūrvānādāya bhāvānapariśaṅkitān”
- adṛṣṭapūrvān -
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adṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhāvān -
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bhāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhāva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- apari -
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aparī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śaṅkitān -
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śaṅkita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “iṣṭāniṣṭān manuṣyāṇām astaṃ gacchanti rātrayaḥ”
- iṣṭān -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- iṣṭān -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [ablative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- manuṣyāṇām -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- astam -
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astam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]astā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- rātra -
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rātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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 844 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.