Sanskrit quote nr. 4891 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आन्वीक्षिक्यां तर्कशास्त्रं वेदान्ताद्यं प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
त्रय्यां धर्मो ह्यधर्मश्च कामोऽकामः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ānvīkṣikyāṃ tarkaśāstraṃ vedāntādyaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |
trayyāṃ dharmo hyadharmaśca kāmo'kāmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||
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.
Anvikshiki (anviksiki, ānvīkṣikī, आन्वीक्षिकी): defined in 8 categories.
Tarkashastra (tarkasastra, tarkaśāstra, तर्कशास्त्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vedanta (vedānta, वेदान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित): defined in 10 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Adharma (अधर्म): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Akama (akāma, अकाम): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “ānvīkṣikyāṃ tarkaśāstraṃ vedāntādyaṃ pratiṣṭhitam”
- ānvīkṣikyām -
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ānvīkṣikī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tarkaśāstram -
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tarkaśāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vedāntād -
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vedānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pratiṣṭhitam -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “trayyāṃ dharmo hyadharmaśca kāmo'kāmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ”
- trayyām -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dharmo* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- adharmaś -
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adharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmo' -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akāmaḥ -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ak (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- pratiṣṭhitaḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (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 4891 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.