Sanskrit quote nr. 4754 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ धर्मे प्रमाणं विविधविधिभिदाशेषतां च प्रयुक्तिं ।
पौर्वापर्याधिकारौ तदनु बहुविधं चातिदेशं तथोहम् ॥ādau dharme pramāṇaṃ vividhavidhibhidāśeṣatāṃ ca prayuktiṃ |
paurvāparyādhikārau tadanu bahuvidhaṃ cātideśaṃ tathoham ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Pramana (pramāṇa, प्रमाण): defined in 23 categories.
Vividha (विविध): defined in 7 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhid (भिद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhida (bhidā, भिदा): defined in 6 categories.
Asheshata (asesata, aśeṣatā, अशेषता): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prayukti (प्रयुक्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Paurvaparya (paurvāparya, पौर्वापर्य): defined in 4 categories.
Adhikara (adhikāra, अधिकार): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Bahuvidha (बहुविध): defined in 5 categories.
Ida (idā, इदा): defined in 11 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Uha (ūha, ऊह): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ādau dharme pramāṇaṃ vividhavidhibhidāśeṣatāṃ ca prayuktiṃ”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vividha -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vidh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vidh (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- vidhi -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhidā -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhid (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhidā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśeṣatām -
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aśeṣatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayuktim -
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prayukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “paurvāparyādhikārau tadanu bahuvidhaṃ cātideśaṃ tathoham”
- paurvāparyā -
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paurvāparya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhikārau -
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adhikāra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bahuvidham -
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bahuvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahuvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahuvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ide -
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idā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īśam -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ūham -
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ūha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4754 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.