Sanskrit quote nr. 2811 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अये यदि समीहसे परपुरावरोधं प्रभो ।
तदाकलय मद्वचः किमपि दर्पनारायण ॥aye yadi samīhase parapurāvarodhaṃ prabho |
tadākalaya madvacaḥ kimapi darpanārāyaṇa ||
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.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Samin (समिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Puri (पुरि): defined in 8 categories.
Puru (पुरु): defined in 7 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Madvan (मद्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Darpanarayana (darpanārāyaṇa, दर्पनारायण): defined in 1 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (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 yadi samīhase parapurāvarodhaṃ prabho”
- aye -
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aye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[locative single]i (noun, masculine)[dative single]e (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- samī -
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samin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- īhase -
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√īh (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- purāva -
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pur (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]puri (noun, feminine)[locative single]puru (noun, masculine)[locative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active first dual]
- arodham -
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√rudh (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- prabho -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “tadākalaya madvacaḥ kimapi darpanārāyaṇa”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kalaya -
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√kal (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- madva -
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madvan (noun, masculine)[compound]madvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caḥ -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- darpanārāyaṇa -
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darpanārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative 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 2811 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.