Sanskrit quote nr. 2639 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं दूतार्थसंक्षेपः प्रत्यर्थनियता गिरः ।
प्रयोजनं क्रियोत्पादि कियच्छक्येत भाषितुम् ॥ayaṃ dūtārthasaṃkṣepaḥ pratyarthaniyatā giraḥ |
prayojanaṃ kriyotpādi kiyacchakyeta bhāṣitum ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Duta (dūta, दूत): defined in 14 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Sankshepa (sanksepa, saṅkṣepa, सङ्क्षेप): defined in 11 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Niyata (नियत, niyatā, नियता): defined in 12 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Prayojana (प्रयोजन): defined in 13 categories.
Kriya (क्रिय, kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Utpadin (utpādin, उत्पादिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ayaṃ dūtārthasaṃkṣepaḥ pratyarthaniyatā giraḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dūtā -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅkṣepaḥ -
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saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- niyatā* -
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niyata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- giraḥ -
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gir (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gir (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prayojanaṃ kriyotpādi kiyacchakyeta bhāṣitum”
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kriyo -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- utpādi -
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utpādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]utpādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kiyacch -
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kiyat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kiyat (noun, masculine)[compound]kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śakyeta -
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√śak (verb class 5)[optative passive third single]
- bhāṣitum -
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√bhāṣ -> bhāṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhāṣ]
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 2639 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.