Sanskrit quote nr. 1786 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्या जगद्धितमयी मनसः प्रवृत्तिर् अन्यैव कापि रचना वचनावलीनाम् ।
लोकोत्तरा च कृटिराकृतिरार्तहृद्या विद्यावतां सकलमेव गिरां दवीयः ॥

anyā jagaddhitamayī manasaḥ pravṛttir anyaiva kāpi racanā vacanāvalīnām |
lokottarā ca kṛṭirākṛtirārtahṛdyā vidyāvatāṃ sakalameva girāṃ davīyaḥ ||

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.

Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasa (मनस): defined in 15 categories.
Pravritti (pravrtti, pravṛtti, प्रवृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Racana (racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Krish (krs, kṛṣ, कृष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ira (irā, इरा): defined in 9 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Arta (ārta, आर्त): defined in 9 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य, hṛdyā, हृद्या): defined in 6 categories.
Vidyavat (vidyāvat, विद्यावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Daviyas (davīyas, दवीयस्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Buddhist philosophy, Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “anyā jagaddhitamayī manasaḥ pravṛttir anyaiva kāpi racanā vacanāvalīnām”
anyā* -
anī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√an (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
jagaddh -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
ayī -
ayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
manasaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

manasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravṛttir -
pravṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anyai -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]

anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kāpi -
kāpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
racanā* -
racanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vacanāva -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alīnām -
ali (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “lokottarā ca kṛṭirākṛtirārtahṛdyā vidyāvatāṃ sakalameva girāṃ davīyaḥ”
lokottarā -
lokottarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛṭ -
kṛṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

kṛṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
irā -
irā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ir (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ākṛtir -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ārta -
ārta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hṛdyā* -
hṛdya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hṛdyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vidyāvatām -
vidyāvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vidyāvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vidyāvatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sakalam -
sakala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sakala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sakalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
girām -
gir (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

gir (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

girā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
davīyaḥ -
davīyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

davīyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1786 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.

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Last Updated: 25 April, 2019