Sanskrit quote nr. 4077 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहार्यः सर्वमध्यस्थः काञ्चनद्युतिमुद्वहन् ।
सत्प्रदक्षिणयोग्यत्वम् उपयाति महोन्नतः ॥ahāryaḥ sarvamadhyasthaḥ kāñcanadyutimudvahan |
satpradakṣiṇayogyatvam upayāti mahonnataḥ ||
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.
Aharya (ahārya, अहार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Dyut (द्युत्): defined in 3 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Pradakshina (pradaksina, pradakṣiṇā, प्रदक्षिणा): defined in 10 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Yatva (यत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Mahonnata (महोन्नत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism
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: “ahāryaḥ sarvamadhyasthaḥ kāñcanadyutimudvahan”
- ahāryaḥ -
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ahārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- as -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- thaḥ -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāñcana -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyuti -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dyuti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dyut (noun, masculine)[locative single]dyut (noun, neuter)[locative single]dyut (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dva -
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dū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahan -
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√han (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “satpradakṣiṇayogyatvam upayāti mahonnataḥ”
- sat -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pradakṣiṇayo -
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pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yatvam -
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yatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- mahonnataḥ -
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mahonnata (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 4077 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.