Sanskrit quote nr. 2760 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि मलयज महिमायं ।
कस्य गिरामस्तु विषयस्ते ॥ayi malayaja mahimāyaṃ |
kasya girāmastu viṣayaste ||
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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.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Malayaja (मलयज): defined in 4 categories.
Mahima (mahimā, महिमा): defined in 10 categories.
Mahiman (महिमन्): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali
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: “ayi malayaja mahimāyaṃ”
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- malayaja -
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malayaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]malayaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahimā -
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mahiman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]mahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kasya girāmastu viṣayaste”
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- girāmas -
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√gṝ (verb class 6)[present active first plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- viṣayas -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 2760 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.