Sanskrit quote nr. 9139 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कश्चित् तावत् त्वया दृष्टः श्रुतो वा शङ्कितोऽपि वा ।
क्षितौ वा यदि वा स्वर्गे यस्य मृत्युर् न विद्यते ॥kaścit tāvat tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vā śaṅkito'pi vā |
kṣitau vā yadi vā svarge yasya mṛtyur na vidyate ||
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.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shankita (sankita, śaṅkita, शङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kshit (ksit, kṣit, क्षित्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshita (ksita, kṣita, क्षित): defined in 3 categories.
Kshiti (ksiti, kṣiti, क्षिति): defined in 16 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग, svargā, स्वर्गा): defined in 17 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Mrityu (mrtyu, mṛtyu, मृत्यु): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 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, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Theravada (major branch of 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: “kaścit tāvat tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vā śaṅkito'pi vā”
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- dṛṣṭaḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- śruto* -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śaṅkito' -
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śaṅkita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “kṣitau vā yadi vā svarge yasya mṛtyur na vidyate”
- kṣitau -
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kṣit (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
- 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]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svarge -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[locative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mṛtyur -
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mṛtyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third 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 9139 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.