Sanskrit quote nr. 8902 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कर्मजन्यशरीरेषु रोमाः शारीरमानसाः ।
शरा इव पतन्तीह विमुक्ता दृढधन्विभिः ॥karmajanyaśarīreṣu romāḥ śārīramānasāḥ |
śarā iva patantīha vimuktā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ ||
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.
Karmajanya (कर्मजन्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर, śārīra, शारीर): defined in 18 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस, ānasā, आनसा): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Patanti (patantī, पतन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Vimukta (विमुक्त, vimuktā, विमुक्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Dridhadhanvin (drdhadhanvin, dṛḍhadhanvin, दृढधन्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “karmajanyaśarīreṣu romāḥ śārīramānasāḥ”
- karmajanya -
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karmajanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karmajanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarīreṣu -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- romāḥ -
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roma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śārīram -
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śārīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śārīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānasāḥ -
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ānasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ānasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śarā iva patantīha vimuktā dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ”
- śarā* -
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śara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patantī -
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patantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vimuktā* -
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vimukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛḍhadhanvibhiḥ -
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dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dṛḍhadhanvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 8902 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.