Sanskrit quote nr. 4863 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनीतैरिषुकार कारणमिह श्लाघ्यैः किमेभिः शरैः ।
प्रख्यातामपि किं न पामरपुरीमेतां पुरः पश्यसि ॥ānītairiṣukāra kāraṇamiha ślāghyaiḥ kimebhiḥ śaraiḥ |
prakhyātāmapi kiṃ na pāmarapurīmetāṃ puraḥ paśyasi ||
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.
Anita (ānīta, आनीत): defined in 7 categories.
Ishukara (isukara, iṣukāra, इषुकार): defined in 1 categories.
Karana (kāraṇa, कारण): defined in 27 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Shlaghya (slaghya, ślāghya, श्लाघ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Prakhyata (prakhyātā, प्रख्याता): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pamara (pāmara, पामर): defined in 6 categories.
Puri (purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Eta (etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Pash (pas, paś, पश्): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ānītairiṣukāra kāraṇamiha ślāghyaiḥ kimebhiḥ śaraiḥ”
- ānītair -
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ānīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ānīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iṣukāra -
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iṣukāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ślāghyaiḥ -
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ślāghya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ślāghya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √ślāgh class 1 verb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ebhiḥ -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śaraiḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “prakhyātāmapi kiṃ na pāmarapurīmetāṃ puraḥ paśyasi”
- prakhyātām -
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prakhyātā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāmara -
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pāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- purīm -
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purī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- etām -
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etā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paś (noun, feminine)[locative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second 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 4863 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.