Sanskrit quote nr. 3282 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवश्यं भाविनो भावा भवन्ति महातमपि ।
नग्नत्वं नीलकण्ठस्य महाहिशयनं हरेः ॥avaśyaṃ bhāvino bhāvā bhavanti mahātamapi |
nagnatvaṃ nīlakaṇṭhasya mahāhiśayanaṃ hareḥ ||
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.
Avashyam (avasyam, avaśyam, अवश्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nagnatva (नग्नत्व): defined in 4 categories.
Nilakantha (nīlakaṇṭha, नीलकण्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Mahahishayana (mahahisayana, mahāhiśayana, महाहिशयन): defined in 1 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “avaśyaṃ bhāvino bhāvā bhavanti mahātamapi”
- avaśyam -
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avaśyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]avaśyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāvino* -
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bhāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- mahāt -
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maha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]maha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “nagnatvaṃ nīlakaṇṭhasya mahāhiśayanaṃ hareḥ”
- nagnatvam -
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nagnatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nīlakaṇṭhasya -
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nīlakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nīlakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahāhiśayanam -
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mahāhiśayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hareḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second 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 3282 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.