Sanskrit quote nr. 1868 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्वयागतविद्यानाम् अन्वयागतसंपदाम् ।
विदुषां च प्रभूणां च हृदयं नावलिप्यते ॥

anvayāgatavidyānām anvayāgatasaṃpadām |
viduṣāṃ ca prabhūṇāṃ ca hṛdayaṃ nāvalipyate ||

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.

Anvayagata (anvayāgata, अन्वयागत): defined in 2 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals)

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: “anvayāgatavidyānām anvayāgatasaṃpadām
  • anvayāgata -
  • anvayāgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anvayāgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyānām -
  • vidya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anvayāgata -
  • anvayāgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anvayāgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampadām -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “viduṣāṃ ca prabhūṇāṃ ca hṛdayaṃ nāvalipyate
  • viduṣām -
  • viduṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidus (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vidvas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
    vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhūṇām -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prabhu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nāva -
  • nāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lipyate -
  • lip (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    lip (verb class 6)
    [present passive third 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 1868 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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