Sanskrit quote nr. 1837 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां संवासान्मृदुतां गतम् ।
नव तिष्ठति तद्वरं पुष्करस्थमिवोदकम् ॥

anyonyakṛtavairāṇāṃ saṃvāsānmṛdutāṃ gatam |
nava tiṣṭhati tadvaraṃ puṣkarasthamivodakam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Kritavaira (krtavaira, kṛtavaira, कृतवैर, kṛtavairā, कृतवैरा): defined in 1 categories.
Samvasa (saṃvāsa, संवास): defined in 6 categories.
Mriduta (mrduta, mṛdutā, मृदुता): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Pushkara (puskara, puṣkara, पुष्कर): defined in 18 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “anyonyakṛtavairāṇāṃ saṃvāsānmṛdutāṃ gatam
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtavairāṇām -
  • kṛtavaira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtavaira (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtavairā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṃvāsān -
  • saṃvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mṛdutām -
  • mṛdutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gatam -
  • gat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nava tiṣṭhati tadvaraṃ puṣkarasthamivodakam
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣkaras -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tham -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udakam -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1837 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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