Sanskrit quote nr. 3549 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वप्रशंसा विख्याता धनुर्वेदस्ततःपरम् ।
गान्धर्वशास्त्रमपरं वृक्षायुर्वेद एव च ॥aśvapraśaṃsā vikhyātā dhanurvedastataḥparam |
gāndharvaśāstramaparaṃ vṛkṣāyurveda eva ca ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Prashamsa (prasamsa, praśaṃsā, प्रशंसा): defined in 9 categories.
Vikhyata (vikhyāta, विख्यात, vikhyātā, विख्याता): defined in 8 categories.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Gandharvashastra (gandharvasastra, gāndharvaśāstra, गान्धर्वशास्त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Vrikshayurveda (vrksayurveda, vṛkṣāyurveda, वृक्षायुर्वेद): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “aśvapraśaṃsā vikhyātā dhanurvedastataḥparam”
- aśva -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praśaṃsā* -
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praśaṃsā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikhyātā* -
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vikhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vikhyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhanurvedas -
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dhanurveda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “gāndharvaśāstramaparaṃ vṛkṣāyurveda eva ca”
- gāndharvaśāstram -
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gāndharvaśāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vṛkṣāyurveda* -
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vṛkṣāyurveda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 3549 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.