Sanskrit quote nr. 5504 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
पत्युः शय्यापरावृत्तिं वियोगमिव मन्यते ।
देवागारप्रयाणं च प्रवासमिव पश्यति ॥patyuḥ śayyāparāvṛttiṃ viyogamiva manyate |
devāgāraprayāṇaṃ ca pravāsamiva paśyati ||
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.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Paravritti (paravrtti, parāvṛtti, परावृत्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Devagara (devāgāra, देवागार): defined in 7 categories.
Prayana (prayāṇa, प्रयाण): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pravasa (pravāsa, प्रवास): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, 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: “patyuḥ śayyāparāvṛttiṃ viyogamiva manyate”
- patyuḥ -
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pati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śayyā -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parāvṛttim -
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parāvṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viyogam -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “devāgāraprayāṇaṃ ca pravāsamiva paśyati”
- devāgāra -
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devāgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayāṇam -
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prayāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> prayāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravāsam -
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pravāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative 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 5504 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.