Sanskrit quote nr. 4055 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहमिव दिनलक्ष्मीः प्रोषितप्राणनाथा ।
त्वमिव पथिक पन्था मुक्तपान्थानुबन्धः ॥ahamiva dinalakṣmīḥ proṣitaprāṇanāthā |
tvamiva pathika panthā muktapānthānubandhaḥ ||
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.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Proshita (prosita, proṣita, प्रोषित): defined in 5 categories.
Pranana (prāṇana, प्राणन): defined in 2 categories.
Ha (hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त): defined in 22 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Anubandha (अनुबन्ध): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ahamiva dinalakṣmīḥ proṣitaprāṇanāthā”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dina -
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dina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmīḥ -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- proṣita -
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proṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]proṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāṇanāt -
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prāṇana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prāṇana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hā -
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hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “tvamiva pathika panthā muktapānthānubandhaḥ”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pathika -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- panthā* -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- mukta -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- pānthā -
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pāntha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anubandhaḥ -
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anubandha (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 4055 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.