Sanskrit quote nr. 9252 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
यदि वस्तुं मनः पुंसां स्वर्गस्त्रीभिः समं चिरात् ।
अपरां सुखितां कृत्वा सङ्ग्रामे म्रियतां तदा ॥yadi vastuṃ manaḥ puṃsāṃ svargastrībhiḥ samaṃ cirāt |
aparāṃ sukhitāṃ kṛtvā saṅgrāme mriyatāṃ tadā ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Pums (puṃs, पुंस्): defined in 6 categories.
Svargastri (svargastrī, स्वर्गस्त्री): defined in 1 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Apara (aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Sukhita (sukhitā, सुखिता): defined in 5 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “yadi vastuṃ manaḥ puṃsāṃ svargastrībhiḥ samaṃ cirāt”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vastum -
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√vas -> vastum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vas]vastu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- svargastrībhiḥ -
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svargastrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cirāt -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “aparāṃ sukhitāṃ kṛtvā saṅgrāme mriyatāṃ tadā”
- aparām -
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aparā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sukhitām -
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sukhitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sukh class 10 verb]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅgrāme -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- mriyatām -
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√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9252 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.