Sanskrit quote nr. 4239 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकर्ण्य वाणीः पौराणीर् मयैतदवधारितम् ।
तिष्ठन्तु देवा देव्योऽपि सेव्यो नारायणः परः ॥ākarṇya vāṇīḥ paurāṇīr mayaitadavadhāritam |
tiṣṭhantu devā devyo'pi sevyo nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ ||
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.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Paurani (paurāṇī, पौराणी): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Avadharita (avadhārita, अवधारित): defined in 4 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devya (देव्य): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Narayana (nārāyaṇa, नारायण): defined in 16 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ākarṇya vāṇīḥ paurāṇīr mayaitadavadhāritam”
- ākarṇya -
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- vāṇīḥ -
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vāṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vāṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- paurāṇīr -
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paurāṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- mayai -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avadhāritam -
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avadhārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avadhārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avadhāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tiṣṭhantu devā devyo'pi sevyo nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ”
- tiṣṭhantu -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- devyo' -
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devī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dīv]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sevyo* -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- nārāyaṇaḥ -
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nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (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 4239 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.