Sanskrit quote nr. 2723 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयाचतः सीदतश्च सर्वोपायैर्निमन्त्रय ।
आनृशंस्यं परो धर्मोऽयाचते यत् प्रदीयते ॥ayācataḥ sīdataśca sarvopāyairnimantraya |
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmo'yācate yat pradīyate ||
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.
Ayacat (ayācat, अयाचत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Anrishamsya (anrsamsya, ānṛśaṃsya, आनृशंस्य): defined in 4 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pradi (प्रदि): defined in 2 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ayācataḥ sīdataśca sarvopāyairnimantraya”
- ayācataḥ -
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ayācat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ayācat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sīdataś -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvo -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāyair -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mantraya -
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√mantr (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmo'yācate yat pradīyate”
- ānṛśaṃsyam -
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ānṛśaṃsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ānṛśaṃsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmo' -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayācate -
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ayācat (noun, masculine)[dative single]ayācat (noun, neuter)[dative single]ayācatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pradī -
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pradi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
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 2723 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.