Sanskrit quote nr. 5157 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयुर्वेदमधीयानाः केवलं सपरिग्रहम् ।
दृश्यन्ते बहवो वैद्या व्याधिभिः समभिप्लुताः ॥āyurvedamadhīyānāḥ kevalaṃ saparigraham |
dṛśyante bahavo vaidyā vyādhibhiḥ samabhiplutāḥ ||
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.
Ayurveda (āyurveda, आयुर्वेद): defined in 12 categories.
Adhiyana (adhīyāna, अधीयान, adhīyānā, अधीयाना): defined in 2 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vaidi (vaidī, वैदी): defined in 1 categories.
Vaidya (वैद्य, vaidyā, वैद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Vyadhin (vyādhin, व्याधिन्): defined in 17 categories.
Samabhipluta (समभिप्लुत, samabhiplutā, समभिप्लुता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), 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: “āyurvedamadhīyānāḥ kevalaṃ saparigraham”
- āyurvedam -
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āyurveda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhīyānāḥ -
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adhīyāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhīyānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sapa -
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sapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√sap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- graham -
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graha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]graha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dṛśyante bahavo vaidyā vyādhibhiḥ samabhiplutāḥ”
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vaidyā* -
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vaidī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaidya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vyādhibhiḥ -
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vyādhin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vyādhin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]vyādhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- samabhiplutāḥ -
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samabhipluta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samabhiplutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5157 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.