Sanskrit quote nr. 987 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अद्याप्यहं वरवधूसुरतोपभोगं जीवामि नान्यविधिना क्षणमन्तरेण ।
तद्भ्रातरो मरणमेव हि दुःखशान्त्यै विज्ञापयामि भवतस्त्वरितं लुनीध्वम् ॥adyāpyahaṃ varavadhūsuratopabhogaṃ jīvāmi nānyavidhinā kṣaṇamantareṇa |
tadbhrātaro maraṇameva hi duḥkhaśāntyai vijñāpayāmi bhavatastvaritaṃ lunīdhvam ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Surata (सुरत, suratā, सुरता): defined in 8 categories.
Surat (सुरत्): defined in 3 categories.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Avidhina (avidhinā, अविधिना): defined in 1 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Antarena (antareṇa, अन्तरेण): defined in 3 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ, vijñā, विज्ञा): defined in 5 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Tvarita (त्वरित): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “adyāpyahaṃ varavadhūsuratopabhogaṃ jīvāmi nānyavidhinā kṣaṇamantareṇa”
- adyāpya -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- surato -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]suratā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sur -> surat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]√sur -> surat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- upabhogam -
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upabhoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jīvāmi -
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√jīv (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- avidhinā -
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avidhinā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avidhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- antareṇa -
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antareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]antara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tadbhrātaro maraṇameva hi duḥkhaśāntyai vijñāpayāmi bhavatastvaritaṃ lunīdhvam”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhrātaro* -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- duḥkha -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāntyai -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- vijñā -
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vijña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpayāmi -
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√āp (verb class 0)[present active first single]√i (verb class 0)[present active first single]
- bhavatas -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- lunīdhvam -
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√lū (verb class 9)[optative middle second plural], [imperative middle second 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 987 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.