Sanskrit quote nr. 5272 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्यजुष्टमिदं वृत्तम् इति विज्ञाय शाश्वतम् ।
सन्तः परार्थं कुर्वाणा नावेक्षन्ते प्रतिक्रियाम् ॥āryajuṣṭamidaṃ vṛttam iti vijñāya śāśvatam |
santaḥ parārthaṃ kurvāṇā nāvekṣante pratikriyām ||
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.
Aryajushta (aryajusta, āryajuṣṭa, आर्यजुष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vijna (vijña, विज्ञ): defined in 5 categories.
Vijnaya (vijñāya, विज्ञाय): defined in 1 categories.
Shashvata (sasvata, śāśvata, शाश्वत): defined in 11 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santa (सन्त): defined in 19 categories.
Parartha (parārtha, परार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Kurvana (kurvāṇa, कुर्वाण, kurvāṇā, कुर्वाणा): defined in 3 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव, nāvā, नावा): defined in 16 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Pratikriya (pratikriyā, प्रतिक्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “āryajuṣṭamidaṃ vṛttam iti vijñāya śāśvatam”
- āryajuṣṭam -
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āryajuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āryajuṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āryajuṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vijñāya -
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vijñāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijñāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vijña (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijña (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śāśvatam -
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śāśvata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāśvata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “santaḥ parārthaṃ kurvāṇā nāvekṣante pratikriyām”
- santaḥ -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]santa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sam -> santa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
- parārtham -
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parārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parārthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurvāṇā* -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- nāve -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nāvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nau (noun, feminine)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- īkṣante -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- pratikriyām -
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pratikriyā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 5272 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.