Sanskrit quote nr. 5505 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिस्नेहस्य निस्यन्दाद् अतिप्रेम्णः प्रवृत्तिभिः ।
छायेवानुचरेत् कान्तं यान्तं तिष्ठन्तमङ्गना ॥atisnehasya nisyandād atipremṇaḥ pravṛttibhiḥ |
chāyevānucaret kāntaṃ yāntaṃ tiṣṭhantamaṅganā ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Nisyanda (निस्यन्द): defined in 4 categories.
Pravritti (pravrtti, pravṛtti, प्रवृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (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: “atisnehasya nisyandād atipremṇaḥ pravṛttibhiḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- snehasya -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- nisyandād -
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nisyanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nisyanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- premṇaḥ -
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preman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]preman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pravṛttibhiḥ -
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pravṛtti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “chāyevānucaret kāntaṃ yāntaṃ tiṣṭhantamaṅganā”
- chāye -
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chāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]chāya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]anu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- yāntam -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tiṣṭhantam -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (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 5505 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.