Sanskrit quote nr. 2644 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम् ।
उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ॥ayaṃ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghucetasām |
udāracaritānāṃ tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam ||
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.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Ganana (gaṇanā, गणना): defined in 8 categories.
Laghucetas (लघुचेतस्): defined in 1 categories.
Udaracarita (udāracarita, उदारचरित, udāracaritā, उदारचरिता): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vasudha (vasudhā, वसुधा): defined in 10 categories.
Kutumbaka (kuṭumbaka, कुटुम्बक): defined in 4 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, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry)
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 nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghucetasām”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nijaḥ -
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nija (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- veti -
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√vī (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- gaṇanā* -
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gaṇanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- laghucetasām -
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laghucetas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]laghucetas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]laghucetasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “udāracaritānāṃ tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam”
- udāracaritānām -
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udāracarita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]udāracarita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]udāracaritā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vasudhai -
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vasudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasudhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kuṭumbakam -
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kuṭumbaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṭumbaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 2644 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.