Sanskrit quote nr. 5068 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयतीमिव विध्वस्ताम् आज्ञां प्रतिहतामिव ।
दीप्तामिव दिशं काले पूजामपहतामिव ॥āyatīmiva vidhvastām ājñāṃ pratihatāmiva |
dīptāmiva diśaṃ kāle pūjāmapahatāmiva ||
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.
Ayati (āyatī, आयती): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vidhvasta (vidhvastā, विध्वस्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Ajna (ājñā, आज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Pratihata (pratihatā, प्रतिहता): defined in 7 categories.
Dipta (dīptā, दीप्ता): defined in 11 categories.
Disham (disam, diśam, दिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Hata (hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali
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: “āyatīmiva vidhvastām ājñāṃ pratihatāmiva”
- āyatīm -
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āyatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidhvastām -
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vidhvastā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ājñām -
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ājñā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pratihatām -
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pratihatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “dīptāmiva diśaṃ kāle pūjāmapahatāmiva”
- dīptām -
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dīptā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pūjāma -
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√pūj (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hatām -
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hatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5068 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.