Sanskrit quote nr. 1322 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनादिधाविस्वपरंपराया हेतुस्रजः स्रोतसि वेश्वरे वा ।
आयत्तधीरेष जनस्तदार्याः किमीदृशः पर्यनुयोगयोग्यः ॥anādidhāvisvaparaṃparāyā hetusrajaḥ srotasi veśvare vā |
āyattadhīreṣa janastadāryāḥ kimīdṛśaḥ paryanuyogayogyaḥ ||
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.
Anadi (anādi, अनादि): defined in 12 categories.
Anadin (anādin, अनादिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhavin (dhāvin, धाविन्): defined in 2 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज): defined in 3 categories.
Srotas (स्रोतस्): defined in 5 categories.
Veshvara (vesvara, veśvara, वेश्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Ayatta (āyatta, आयत्त): defined in 6 categories.
Dhira (dhīra, धीर, dhīrā, धीरा): defined in 16 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Ishan (isan, iṣan, इषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arya (अर्य, aryā, अर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Paryanuyoga (पर्यनुयोग): defined in 4 categories.
Yogya (योग्य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry)
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: “anādidhāvisvaparaṃparāyā hetusrajaḥ srotasi veśvare vā”
- anādi -
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anādi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhāvi -
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dhāvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhāvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svap -
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svap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]svap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aram -
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aram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- parā -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]parā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ayā* -
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aya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- srajaḥ -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sraja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- srotasi -
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srotas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- veśvare -
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veśvara (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]
- Line 2: “āyattadhīreṣa janastadāryāḥ kimīdṛśaḥ paryanuyogayogyaḥ”
- āyatta -
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āyatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āyatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhīre -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- janas -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aryāḥ -
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ari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]arya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśaḥ -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paryanuyoga -
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paryanuyoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yogyaḥ -
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yogya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
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 1322 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.