Sanskrit quote nr. 2104 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वः कोऽपि तन्वङ्ग्या मम मार्गः प्रदर्शितः ।
योगं चिन्तयतो येन राग एव विवर्धते ॥apūrvaḥ ko'pi tanvaṅgyā mama mārgaḥ pradarśitaḥ |
yogaṃ cintayato yena rāga eva vivardhate ||
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Pradarshita (pradarsita, pradarśita, प्रदर्शित): defined in 5 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Viva (विव, vivā, विवा): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “apūrvaḥ ko'pi tanvaṅgyā mama mārgaḥ pradarśitaḥ”
- apūrvaḥ -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tanvaṅgyā* -
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tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mārgaḥ -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradarśitaḥ -
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pradarśita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yogaṃ cintayato yena rāga eva vivardhate”
- yogam -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cintayato* -
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√cint (verb class 10)[present active third dual]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rāga* -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivar -
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viva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛdha -
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√ṛdh (verb class 6)[imperative active second 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 2104 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.