Sanskrit quote nr. 5342 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोकयति पन्थानं दास्यतीत्यागतः किल ।
रचयत्यादराद् वेणीं यदि नान्यैर्वशीकृता ॥ālokayati panthānaṃ dāsyatītyāgataḥ kila |
racayatyādarād veṇīṃ yadi nānyairvaśīkṛtā ||
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.
Aloka (āloka, आलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Panthana (panthāna, पन्थान): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Adara (ādara, आदर): defined in 7 categories.
Veni (veṇī, वेणी): defined in 13 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vashikrita (vasikrta, vaśīkṛtā, वशीकृता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ālokayati panthānaṃ dāsyatītyāgataḥ kila”
- āloka -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- panthānam -
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panthāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pathin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dāsyatī -
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√dā (verb class 1)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[future active third single]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āgataḥ -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “racayatyādarād veṇīṃ yadi nānyairvaśīkṛtā”
- racayatyā -
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√rac -> racayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √rac class 10 verb], [locative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- ādarād -
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ādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- veṇīm -
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veṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nānyai -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- air -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- vaśīkṛtā -
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vaśīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 5342 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.