Sanskrit quote nr. 3356 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविनयरतमादरादृते ।
वशमवशं हि नयन्ति विद्विषः ॥avinayaratamādarādṛte |
vaśamavaśaṃ hi nayanti vidviṣaḥ ||
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.
Avinaya (अविनय): defined in 5 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Adara (ādara, आदर): defined in 7 categories.
Rite (rte, ṛte, ऋते): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nayanti (nayantī, नयन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvish (vidvis, vidviṣ, विद्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidvisha (vidvisa, vidviṣa, विद्विष): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta 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: “avinayaratamādarādṛte”
- avinaya -
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avinaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avinaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratam -
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rata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- ādarād -
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ādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛte -
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ṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vaśamavaśaṃ hi nayanti vidviṣaḥ”
- vaśam -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avaśam -
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avaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vaś (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√vaś (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nayanti -
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nayantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vidviṣaḥ -
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vidviṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidviṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidviṣa (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 3356 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.