Sanskrit quote nr. 2801 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये दिष्ट्या नष्टो मम गृहपिशाचीपरिचयः ।
परावृत्तं मोहात् स्फुरति च मनाग् ब्रह्मणि मनः ॥aye diṣṭyā naṣṭo mama gṛhapiśācīparicayaḥ |
parāvṛttaṃ mohāt sphurati ca manāg brahmaṇi manaḥ ||
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.
Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Dishti (disti, diṣṭi, दिष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pishaci (pisaci, piśāci, पिशाचि, piśācī, पिशाची): defined in 6 categories.
Paricaya (परिचय): defined in 8 categories.
Paravritta (paravrtta, parāvṛtta, परावृत्त): defined in 7 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “aye diṣṭyā naṣṭo mama gṛhapiśācīparicayaḥ”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- diṣṭyā* -
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diṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- naṣṭo* -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- gṛha -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]
- piśācī -
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piśācī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]piśāci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paricayaḥ -
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paricaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parāvṛttaṃ mohāt sphurati ca manāg brahmaṇi manaḥ”
- parāvṛttam -
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parāvṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parāvṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parāvṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mohāt -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manāg -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- brahmaṇi -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[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 2801 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.