Sanskrit quote nr. 5520 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसंसारं त्रिभुवनमिदं चिन्वतां तात तादृङ् ।
नैवास्माकं नयनपदवीं श्रोत्रवर्त्मागतो वा ॥āsaṃsāraṃ tribhuvanamidaṃ cinvatāṃ tāta tādṛṅ |
naivāsmākaṃ nayanapadavīṃ śrotravartmāgato vā ||
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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.
Asamsaram (āsaṃsāram, आसंसारम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tribhuvana (त्रिभुवन): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nayanapadavi (nayanapadavī, नयनपदवी): defined in 1 categories.
Shrotravartman (srotravartman, śrotravartman, श्रोत्रवर्त्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Agata (अगत): defined in 12 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āsaṃsāraṃ tribhuvanamidaṃ cinvatāṃ tāta tādṛṅ”
- āsaṃsāram -
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āsaṃsāram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tribhuvanam -
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tribhuvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tribhuvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cinvatām -
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√ci (verb class 5)[imperative middle third plural]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse tādṛṅ
- Line 2: “naivāsmākaṃ nayanapadavīṃ śrotravartmāgato vā”
- naivā -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- nayanapadavīm -
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nayanapadavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śrotravartmā -
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śrotravartman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agato* -
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agata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 5520 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.