Sanskrit quote nr. 3655 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

असक्तमाराधयतो यथायथं ।
विभज्य भक्त्या समपक्षपातया ॥

asaktamārādhayato yathāyathaṃ |
vibhajya bhaktyā samapakṣapātayā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Asaktam (असक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Aradhaya (ārādhaya, आराधय): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yathayatham (yathāyatham, यथायथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhajya (विभज्य): defined in 5 categories.
Bhaktya (bhaktyā, भक्त्या): defined in 2 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Samapakshapata (samapaksapata, samapakṣapātā, समपक्षपाता): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali

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: “asaktamārādhayato yathāyathaṃ
  • asaktam -
  • asaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ārādhaya -
  • ārādhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathāyatham -
  • yathāyatham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vibhajya bhaktyā samapakṣapātayā
  • vibhajya -
  • vibhajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaktyā -
  • bhaktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samapakṣapātayā -
  • samapakṣapātā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 3655 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.

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