Sanskrit quote nr. 5078 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयस्य तुर्यभागेन व्ययकर्म प्रवर्तयन् ।
अन्यूनतैलदीपोऽपि चिरं भद्राणि पश्यति ॥āyasya turyabhāgena vyayakarma pravartayan |
anyūnatailadīpo'pi ciraṃ bhadrāṇi paśyati ||
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.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Tur (तुर्): defined in 3 categories.
Turi (तुरि, turī, तुरी): defined in 7 categories.
Turya (तुर्य): defined in 11 categories.
Abhaga (abhāga, अभाग): defined in 3 categories.
Vyayakarman (व्ययकर्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anyuna (anyūna, अन्यून): defined in 4 categories.
Taila (तैल): defined in 14 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āyasya turyabhāgena vyayakarma pravartayan”
- āyasya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- turya -
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turi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]turī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]turya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]turya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tur -> turya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tur]√tur -> turya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tur]√tur -> turya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tur]tur (noun, masculine)[locative single]tur (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√tur (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- abhāgena -
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abhāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]abhāga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vyayakarma -
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vyayakarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “anyūnatailadīpo'pi ciraṃ bhadrāṇi paśyati”
- anyūna -
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anyūna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyūna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taila -
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taila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpo' -
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dīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhadrāṇi -
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bhadra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative 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 5078 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.