Sanskrit quote nr. 1408 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनिल निखिलविश्वं प्राणिति त्वत्प्रयुक्तं सपदि च विनिमीलत्याकुलं त्वद्वियोगात् ।
वपुरसि परमेशस्याचितं नोचितं ते सुरभिमसुरभिं वा यत्समं स्वीकरोषि ॥anila nikhilaviśvaṃ prāṇiti tvatprayuktaṃ sapadi ca vinimīlatyākulaṃ tvadviyogāt |
vapurasi parameśasyācitaṃ nocitaṃ te surabhimasurabhiṃ vā yatsamaṃ svīkaroṣi ||
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.
Anila (अनिल): defined in 17 categories.
Nikhila (निखिल): defined in 9 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Pran (prāṇ, प्राण्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prayukta (प्रयुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Milat (mīlat, मीलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Akula (ākula, आकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Tvadviyoga (त्वद्वियोग): defined in 1 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Paramesha (paramesa, parameśa, परमेश): defined in 5 categories.
Acit (अचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Acita (अचित): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Surabhi (सुरभि): defined in 20 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain 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: “anila nikhilaviśvaṃ prāṇiti tvatprayuktaṃ sapadi ca vinimīlatyākulaṃ tvadviyogāt”
- anila -
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anila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikhila -
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nikhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nikhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāṇ -
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prāṇ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- prayuktam -
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prayukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prayukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sapadi -
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sapadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mīlatyā -
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√mīl -> mīlat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mīl class 1 verb]√mīl -> mīlat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mīl class 1 verb], [locative single from √mīl class 1 verb]√mīl (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ākulam -
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ākula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvadviyogāt -
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tvadviyoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “vapurasi parameśasyācitaṃ nocitaṃ te surabhimasurabhiṃ vā yatsamaṃ svīkaroṣi”
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- parameśasyā -
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parameśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- acitam -
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acita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]acit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]acit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ucitam -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- surabhim -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- asur -
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asu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active third plural]
- abhim -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse svīkaroṣi
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 1408 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.