Sanskrit quote nr. 1567 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन वीतरागेण बुद्धेनेवाधरेण ते ।
दूति निर्व्याजमाख्याता सर्ववस्तुषु शून्यता ॥anena vītarāgeṇa buddhenevādhareṇa te |
dūti nirvyājamākhyātā sarvavastuṣu śūnyatā ||
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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vitaraga (vītarāga, वीतराग): defined in 9 categories.
Buddha (बुद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Duti (dūtī, दूती): defined in 9 categories.
Nirvyaja (nirvyāja, निर्व्याज): defined in 3 categories.
Akhyatri (akhyatr, ākhyātṛ, आख्यातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Akhyata (ākhyātā, आख्याता): defined in 9 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Avastu (अवस्तु): defined in 5 categories.
Shunyata (sunyata, śūnyatā, शून्यता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anena vītarāgeṇa buddhenevādhareṇa te”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vītarāgeṇa -
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vītarāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vītarāga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- buddhene -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]buddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhareṇa -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]adhara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “dūti nirvyājamākhyātā sarvavastuṣu śūnyatā”
- dūti -
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dūtī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nirvyājam -
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nirvyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirvyāja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirvyājā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākhyātā -
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ākhyātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ākhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- avastuṣu -
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avastu (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- śūnyatā -
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śūnyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 1567 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.