Sanskrit quote nr. 1148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यस्तान्ध्यमपूर्वमर्थधिषणैर्ग्राह्यं पुमर्थास्पदं लक्ष्यं लक्षणभेदतः श्रुतिगतं निर्धूतसाध्यार्थकम् ।
आम्नायान्तविभातविश्वविभवं सर्वाविरुद्धं परं सत्यं ज्ञानमनर्थसार्थविधुरं ब्रह्म प्रपद्ये सदोम् ॥adhyastāndhyamapūrvamarthadhiṣaṇairgrāhyaṃ pumarthāspadaṃ lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇabhedataḥ śrutigataṃ nirdhūtasādhyārthakam |
āmnāyāntavibhātaviśvavibhavaṃ sarvāviruddhaṃ paraṃ satyaṃ jñānamanarthasārthavidhuraṃ brahma prapadye sadom ||
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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.
Adhyasta (अध्यस्त): defined in 3 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Artha (अर्थ, ārtha, आर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Dhishana (dhisana, dhiṣaṇa, धिषण): defined in 7 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Pumartha (पुमर्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Aspada (āspada, आस्पद): defined in 11 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Shrutin (srutin, śrutin, श्रुतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Nirdhuta (nirdhūta, निर्धूत): defined in 4 categories.
Sadhin (sādhin, साधिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadhya (sādhya, साध्य, sādhyā, साध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Amnaya (āmnāya, आम्नाय): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Vibhata (vibhāta, विभात): defined in 4 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Aviruddha (अविरुद्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Anartha (अनर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Vidhuram (विधुरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर): defined in 7 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “adhyastāndhyamapūrvamarthadhiṣaṇairgrāhyaṃ pumarthāspadaṃ lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇabhedataḥ śrutigataṃ nirdhūtasādhyārthakam”
- adhyastān -
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adhyasta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhyam -
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dhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apūrvam -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhiṣaṇair -
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dhiṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dhiṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- grāhyam -
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grāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]√grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
- pumarthā -
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pumartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āspadam -
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āspada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- lakṣaṇa -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhedataḥ -
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bhedataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhid (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- śruti -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śrutin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śrut (noun, feminine)[locative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[locative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- gatam -
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gat (noun, neuter)[adverb]gata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirdhūta -
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nirdhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirdhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhyā -
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sādhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sādhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sādhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sādhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[compound from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[compound from √sidh]√sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sādh]√sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sādh]√sādh -> sādhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sādh]√sidh -> sādhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sidh]sādhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sidh]√sādh (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ārtha -
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ārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “āmnāyāntavibhātaviśvavibhavaṃ sarvāviruddhaṃ paraṃ satyaṃ jñānamanarthasārthavidhuraṃ brahma prapadye sadom”
- āmnāyān -
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āmnāya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- vibhāta -
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vibhāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vibhavam -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vibhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vibhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvā -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aviruddham -
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aviruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aviruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aviruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anartha -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sārtha -
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sārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhuram -
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vidhuram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vidhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahma -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- prapadye -
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- sado -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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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.