Sanskrit quote nr. 2676 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं स्वार्थः परार्थोऽयम् इत्येवं वा न कल्पयेत् ।
विबुधा नैव मन्यन्ते स्वं परं वा पृथक् पृथक् ॥ayaṃ svārthaḥ parārtho'yam ityevaṃ vā na kalpayet |
vibudhā naiva manyante svaṃ paraṃ vā pṛthak pṛthak ||
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.
Svartha (svārtha, स्वार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Parartha (parārtha, परार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vibudha (विबुध, vibudhā, विबुधा): defined in 9 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 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, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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 svārthaḥ parārtho'yam ityevaṃ vā na kalpayet”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svārthaḥ -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parārtho' -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itye -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[locative single]itya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpayet -
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√kḷp (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “vibudhā naiva manyante svaṃ paraṃ vā pṛthak pṛthak”
- vibudhā* -
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vibudha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manyante -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third plural]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛthak -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2676 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.