Sanskrit quote nr. 3260 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवन्ति ये जनकसमा मुनीश्वराश् ।
चतुर्विधं गणमनवद्यवृत्तयः ॥avanti ye janakasamā munīśvarāś |
caturvidhaṃ gaṇamanavadyavṛttayaḥ ||
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.
Avat (अवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avanti (avantī, अवन्ती): defined in 17 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Janaka (जनक): defined in 12 categories.
Caturvidha (चतुर्विध): defined in 8 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Anavadya (अनवद्य): defined in 7 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “avanti ye janakasamā munīśvarāś”
- avanti -
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avanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]avat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√u -> avat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √u class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √u class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √u class 1 verb]√u -> avantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb]√av (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√u (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- janaka -
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janaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samā* -
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- Cannot analyse munīśvarāś
- Line 2: “caturvidhaṃ gaṇamanavadyavṛttayaḥ”
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gaṇam -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anavadya -
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anavadya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anavadya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttayaḥ -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 3260 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.