Sanskrit quote nr. 5012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमं विपच्यमानं च सम्यक् पक्वं च यो भिषक् ।
जानीयात् स भवेद् वैद्यः शेषस् तस्करवृत्तयः ॥āmaṃ vipacyamānaṃ ca samyak pakvaṃ ca yo bhiṣak |
jānīyāt sa bhaved vaidyaḥ śeṣas taskaravṛttayaḥ ||
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.
Ama (āma, आम): defined in 12 categories.
Vip (विप्): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Bhishaj (bhisaj, bhiṣaj, भिषज्): defined in 10 categories.
Vaidi (vaidī, वैदी): defined in 1 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Sheshas (sesas, śeṣas, शेषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Taskaravritti (taskaravrtti, taskaravṛtti, तस्करवृत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āmaṃ vipacyamānaṃ ca samyak pakvaṃ ca yo bhiṣak”
- āmam -
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āma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vip -
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vip (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vip (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vip (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- acya -
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√ac -> acya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ac]√añc -> acya (absolutive)[absolutive from √añc]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samyak -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pakvam -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhiṣak -
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bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “jānīyāt sa bhaved vaidyaḥ śeṣas taskaravṛttayaḥ”
- jānīyāt -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[optative active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vaidyaḥ -
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vaidī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śeṣas -
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śeṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taskaravṛttayaḥ -
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taskaravṛtti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 5012 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.