Sanskrit quote nr. 3317 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविक्रियां चैव समाश्रिताः समं ।
हरन्ति जालं मम पक्षिणो ह्यमी ॥avikriyāṃ caiva samāśritāḥ samaṃ |
haranti jālaṃ mama pakṣiṇo hyamī ||
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.
Avikriya (avikriyā, अविक्रिया): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Samashrita (samasrita, samāśrita, समाश्रित, samāśritā, समाश्रिता): defined in 6 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Haranti (harantī, हरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pakshin (paksin, pakṣin, पक्षिन्): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “avikriyāṃ caiva samāśritāḥ samaṃ”
- avikriyām -
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avikriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- samāśritāḥ -
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samāśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samāśritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “haranti jālaṃ mama pakṣiṇo hyamī”
- haranti -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- jālam -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- pakṣiṇo* -
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pakṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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 3317 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.