Sanskrit quote nr. 4480 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ जन्मनो विहितभक्तिरनन्यनाथः ।
सारथ्यकर्मणि च दक्षतया नियुक्तः ॥ā janmano vihitabhaktirananyanāthaḥ |
sārathyakarmaṇi ca dakṣatayā niyuktaḥ ||
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.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Ananya (अनन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Sarathi (sārathi, सारथि): defined in 8 categories.
Sarathya (sārathya, सारथ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dakshata (daksata, dakṣatā, दक्षता): defined in 3 categories.
Niyukta (नियुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “ā janmano vihitabhaktirananyanāthaḥ”
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- janmano* -
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janman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vihita -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaktir -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ananya -
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ananya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāthaḥ -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sārathyakarmaṇi ca dakṣatayā niyuktaḥ”
- sārathya -
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sārathi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sārathya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akarmaṇi -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[locative single]akarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣatayā -
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dakṣatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- niyuktaḥ -
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niyukta (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 4480 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.