Sanskrit quote nr. 2004 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपार्थेतरयुक्तानां व्याससंग्रहशालिनाम् ।
अपि गोपालगीतानां निवेशो निगमादिषु ॥

apārthetarayuktānāṃ vyāsasaṃgrahaśālinām |
api gopālagītānāṃ niveśo nigamādiṣu ||

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.

Apartha (apārtha, अपार्थ, apārthā, अपार्था): defined in 2 categories.
Yukta (युक्त, yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Vyasa (vyāsa, व्यास): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gopala (gopāla, गोपाल): defined in 12 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत, gītā, गीता): defined in 14 categories.
Nivesha (nivesa, niveśa, निवेश): defined in 11 categories.
Nigama (निगम): defined in 12 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)

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: “apārthetarayuktānāṃ vyāsasaṃgrahaśālinām
  • apārthe -
  • apārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    apārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itara -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • yuktānām -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • vyāsa -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgraha -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinām -
  • śālin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “api gopālagītānāṃ niveśo nigamādiṣu
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gopāla -
  • gopāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītānām -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • niveśo* -
  • niveśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nigamād -
  • nigama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nigama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]

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 2004 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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