Sanskrit quote nr. 5086 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाता मधुयामिनी यदि पुनर्नायात एव प्रभुः ।
प्राणा यान्तु विभावसौ यदि पुनर्जन्मग्रहं प्रार्थये ॥āyātā madhuyāminī yadi punarnāyāta eva prabhuḥ |
prāṇā yāntu vibhāvasau yadi punarjanmagrahaṃ prārthaye ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Yamini (yāminī, यामिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Naya (nāya, नाय): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Vibhavasu (vibhāvasu, विभावसु): defined in 7 categories.
Punarjanman (पुनर्जन्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Prartha (prārtha, प्रार्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āyātā madhuyāminī yadi punarnāyāta eva prabhuḥ”
- āyātā* -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yāminī -
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yāminī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāyāt -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- a* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāṇā yāntu vibhāvasau yadi punarjanmagrahaṃ prārthaye”
- prāṇā* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāntu -
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√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active third plural]
- vibhāvasau -
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vibhāvasu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vibhāvasu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- punarjanma -
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punarjanman (noun, masculine)[compound]punarjanman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- graham -
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graha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]graha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prārtha -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5086 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.