Sanskrit quote nr. 1726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नादिविष्ठानवगोमयानि न वा विधुन्वन् वदने सदैव ।
वामोपसव्योऽप्यवलोक्यमानो मनोरथं पूरयते ध्रुवश्च ॥annādiviṣṭhānavagomayāni na vā vidhunvan vadane sadaiva |
vāmopasavyo'pyavalokyamāno manorathaṃ pūrayate dhruvaśca ||
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.
Annadi (annādī, अन्नादी): defined in 1 categories.
Annadin (annādin, अन्नादिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vishtha (vistha, viṣṭhā, विष्ठा): defined in 7 categories.
Anava (ānava, आनव): defined in 8 categories.
Gomaya (गोमय): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avalokya (अवलोक्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ): defined in 10 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Sanskrit, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “annādiviṣṭhānavagomayāni na vā vidhunvan vadane sadaiva”
- annādi -
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annādī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]annādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]annādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viṣṭhā -
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viṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ānava -
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ānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gomayāni -
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gomaya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- vidhu -
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vidhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nva -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- an -
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- vadane -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sadai -
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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]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “vāmopasavyo'pyavalokyamāno manorathaṃ pūrayate dhruvaśca”
- vāmo -
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- pasa -
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√pas (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyo' -
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vya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avalokyam -
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avalokya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avalokya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avalokyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āno* -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- manoratham -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]manorathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pūrayate -
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√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present middle third single]
- dhruvaś -
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dhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1726 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.