Sanskrit quote nr. 2726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयाचितो मया लब्धो मत्प्रेषितः पुनर्गतः ।
यत्रागतस्तत्र गतस् तत्र का परिवेदना ॥ayācito mayā labdho matpreṣitaḥ punargataḥ |
yatrāgatastatra gatas tatra kā parivedanā ||
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.
Ayacita (ayācita, अयाचित): defined in 5 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Labdhri (labdhr, labdhṛ, लब्धृ): defined in 1 categories.
Labdha (लब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Preshita (presita, preṣita, प्रेषित): defined in 5 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Parivedana (parivedanā, परिवेदना): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “ayācito mayā labdho matpreṣitaḥ punargataḥ”
- ayācito* -
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ayācita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- labdho* -
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labdhṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]labdhṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]labdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
- mat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- preṣitaḥ -
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preṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yatrāgatastatra gatas tatra kā parivedanā”
- yatrā -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agatas -
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agata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gatas -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parivedanā -
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parivedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 2726 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.