Sanskrit quote nr. 1823 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येऽपि सन्ति गुणिनः कति नो जगत्यां हार त्वमेव गुणिनामुपरिस्थितोऽसि ।
एणीदृशामुरसि नित्यमवस्थितोऽसि सद्वृत्तता च शुचिता च न खण्डिता ते ॥anye'pi santi guṇinaḥ kati no jagatyāṃ hāra tvameva guṇināmuparisthito'si |
eṇīdṛśāmurasi nityamavasthito'si sadvṛttatā ca śucitā ca na khaṇḍitā te ||
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.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Uparisthita (उपरिस्थित): defined in 4 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Enidrish (enidrs, eṇīdṛś, एणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Avasthita (अवस्थित): defined in 12 categories.
Sadvritta (sadvrtta, sadvṛtta, सद्वृत्त): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Khandita (khaṇḍitā, खण्डिता): defined in 13 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, 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: “anye'pi santi guṇinaḥ kati no jagatyāṃ hāra tvameva guṇināmuparisthito'si”
- anye' -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- guṇinaḥ -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]guṇin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- jagatyām -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- hāra -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇinām -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]guṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- uparisthito' -
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uparisthita (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]
- Line 2: “eṇīdṛśāmurasi nityamavasthito'si sadvṛttatā ca śucitā ca na khaṇḍitā te”
- eṇīdṛśām -
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eṇīdṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]eṇīdṛś (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]eṇīdṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- urasi -
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uras (noun, masculine)[locative single]uras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avasthito' -
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avasthita (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]
- sadvṛtta -
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sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadvṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (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]
- śucitā -
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śucitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍitā -
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khaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative single from √khaṇḍ]√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third 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]
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 1823 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.