Sanskrit quote nr. 4261 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकारपरिवृत्तिस्तु बुद्धेः परिभवः पुनः ।
आशाहानिरिवार्थित्वं परासुत्वमिवापरम् ॥ākāraparivṛttistu buddheḥ paribhavaḥ punaḥ |
āśāhānirivārthitvaṃ parāsutvamivāparam ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Parivritti (parivrtti, parivṛtti, परिवृत्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Arthitva (अर्थित्व): defined in 2 categories.
Parasutva (parāsutva, परासुत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, 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: “ākāraparivṛttistu buddheḥ paribhavaḥ punaḥ”
- ākāra -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- parivṛttis -
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parivṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]parivṛtti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- buddheḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paribhavaḥ -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “āśāhānirivārthitvaṃ parāsutvamivāparam”
- āśā -
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āśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahāni -
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aha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ahan (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arthitvam -
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arthitva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- parāsutvam -
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parāsutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 4261 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.