Sanskrit quote nr. 4429 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचार इत्यवहितेन मया गृहीता ।
या वेत्रयष्टिरवरोधगृहेषु राज्ञः ॥ācāra ityavahitena mayā gṛhītā |
yā vetrayaṣṭiravarodhagṛheṣu rājñaḥ ||
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.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Avahita (अवहित): defined in 4 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Grihitri (grhitr, gṛhītṛ, गृहीतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhītā, गृहीता): defined in 12 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vetrayashti (vetrayasti, vetrayaṣṭi, वेत्रयष्टि): defined in 1 categories.
Avarodha (अवरोध): defined in 7 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह): defined in 15 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “ācāra ityavahitena mayā gṛhītā”
- ācāra* -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- avahitena -
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avahita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]avahita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gṛhītā -
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gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gṛhītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- Line 2: “yā vetrayaṣṭiravarodhagṛheṣu rājñaḥ”
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vetrayaṣṭir -
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vetrayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avarodha -
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avarodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛheṣu -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- rājñaḥ -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 4429 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.