Sanskrit quote nr. 5314 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलिङ्गत्यन्यमन्यं रमयति वचसा लीलया वीक्षतेऽन्यं ।
रोदित्यन्यस्य हेतोः कलयति शपथैरन्यमन्यं वृणोति ॥āliṅgatyanyamanyaṃ ramayati vacasā līlayā vīkṣate'nyaṃ |
rodityanyasya hetoḥ kalayati śapathairanyamanyaṃ vṛṇoti ||
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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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vacasa (वचस, vacasā, वचसा): defined in 2 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Viksha (viksa, vīkṣa, वीक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āliṅgatyanyamanyaṃ ramayati vacasā līlayā vīkṣate'nyaṃ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- liṅgatya -
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√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √liṅg class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √liṅg class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √liṅg class 1 verb], [locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ramayati -
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√ram -> ramayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ram]√ram -> ramayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ram]√ram (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- vacasā* -
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vacasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vacasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- līlayā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vīkṣa -
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vīkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “rodityanyasya hetoḥ kalayati śapathairanyamanyaṃ vṛṇoti”
- roditya -
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√rud (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hetoḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kalayati -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- śapathair -
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śapatha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vṛṇoti -
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√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active third single]√vṛ (verb class 5)[present active third 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 5314 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.