Sanskrit quote nr. 4386 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगमं निर्गमं स्थानं तथा वृद्धिक्षयावुभौ ।
विचार्य सर्वपण्यानां कारयेत् क्रयविक्रयौ ॥āgamaṃ nirgamaṃ sthānaṃ tathā vṛddhikṣayāvubhau |
vicārya sarvapaṇyānāṃ kārayet krayavikrayau ||
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.
Agama (āgama, आगम): defined in 21 categories.
Nirgama (निर्गम): defined in 10 categories.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kshaya (ksaya, kṣaya, क्षय): defined in 18 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Vicarya (vicārya, विचार्य): defined in 4 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Apanya (apaṇya, अपण्य, apaṇyā, अपण्या): defined in 1 categories.
Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “āgamaṃ nirgamaṃ sthānaṃ tathā vṛddhikṣayāvubhau”
- āgamam -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirgamam -
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nirgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛddhi -
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vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣayāvu -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ubhau -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vicārya sarvapaṇyānāṃ kārayet krayavikrayau”
- vicārya -
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vicārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apaṇyānām -
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apaṇya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]apaṇya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]apaṇyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kārayet -
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√kṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- krayavikrayau -
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krayavikraya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4386 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.