Sanskrit quote nr. 4390 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगमिष्यन्ति ते भावा ये भावा मयि भाविनः ।
अहं तैरनुसर्तव्यो न तेषामन्यतो गतिः ॥āgamiṣyanti te bhāvā ye bhāvā mayi bhāvinaḥ |
ahaṃ tairanusartavyo na teṣāmanyato gatiḥ ||
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.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Taira (तैर): defined in 1 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Anyatah (anyataḥ, अन्यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), 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: “āgamiṣyanti te bhāvā ye bhāvā mayi bhāvinaḥ”
- āgam -
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āgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- iṣyanti -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ -> iṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāvā* -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- bhāvinaḥ -
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bhāvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ tairanusartavyo na teṣāmanyato gatiḥ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- taira -
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taira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sartavyo* -
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√sṛ -> sartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sṛ class 3 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- anyato* -
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anyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (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 4390 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.