Sanskrit quote nr. 5526 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसनं चैव यानं च संधाय च विगृह्य च ।
कार्यं वीक्ष्य प्रयुञ्जीत द्वैधं संश्रयमेव च ॥āsanaṃ caiva yānaṃ ca saṃdhāya ca vigṛhya ca |
kāryaṃ vīkṣya prayuñjīta dvaidhaṃ saṃśrayameva ca ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Yana (yāna, यान): defined in 14 categories.
Sandha (सन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Vigrihya (vigrhya, vigṛhya, विगृह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Prayuj (प्रयुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Dvaidham (द्वैधम्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvaidha (द्वैध): defined in 4 categories.
Samshraya (samsraya, saṃśraya, संश्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “āsanaṃ caiva yānaṃ ca saṃdhāya ca vigṛhya ca”
- āsanam -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yānam -
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yāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sandhāya -
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sandha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sandha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vigṛhya -
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vigṛhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vigṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kāryaṃ vīkṣya prayuñjīta dvaidhaṃ saṃśrayameva ca”
- kāryam -
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kārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayuñjī -
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prayuj (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- dvaidham -
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dvaidham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saṃśrayam -
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saṃśraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5526 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.