Sanskrit quote nr. 3410 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविसंवादनं दानं समयस्याव्यतिक्रमः ।
आवर्तयन्ति भूतानि सम्यक्प्रणिहिता च वाक् ॥avisaṃvādanaṃ dānaṃ samayasyāvyatikramaḥ |
āvartayanti bhūtāni samyakpraṇihitā ca vāk ||
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.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Samvadana (saṃvādana, संवादन): defined in 3 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Avyatikrama (अव्यतिक्रम): defined in 1 categories.
Avarta (āvarta, आवर्त): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Pranihita (praṇihitā, प्रणिहिता): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “avisaṃvādanaṃ dānaṃ samayasyāvyatikramaḥ”
- avi -
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avi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]avi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]avī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- saṃvādanam -
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saṃvādana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samayasyā -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- avyatikramaḥ -
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avyatikrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āvartayanti bhūtāni samyakpraṇihitā ca vāk”
- āvarta -
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āvarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āvarta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- bhūtāni -
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bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- praṇihitā -
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praṇihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [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 3410 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.