Sanskrit quote nr. 9251 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
सङ्ग्रामे मरणं पुण्यं गयायां मरणे तथा ।
गङ्गायां मरणे मोक्षः सङ्ग्रामे मरणं सुखम् ॥saṅgrāme maraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gayāyāṃ maraṇe tathā |
gaṅgāyāṃ maraṇe mokṣaḥ saṅgrāme maraṇaṃ sukham ||
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.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Gaya (gayā, गया): defined in 15 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ganga (gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “saṅgrāme maraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gayāyāṃ maraṇe tathā”
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṇyam -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- gayāyām -
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gayā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- maraṇe -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “gaṅgāyāṃ maraṇe mokṣaḥ saṅgrāme maraṇaṃ sukham”
- gaṅgāyām -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- maraṇe -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mokṣaḥ -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 9251 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.