Sanskrit quote nr. 5531 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसनावसथौ शय्याम् अनुव्रज्यामुपासनम् ।
उत्तमेषूत्तमं कुर्याद् हीने हीनं समे समम् ॥āsanāvasathau śayyām anuvrajyāmupāsanam |
uttameṣūttamaṃ kuryād hīne hīnaṃ same samam ||
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, āsanā, आसना): defined in 23 categories.
Avasatha (अवसथ): defined in 4 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Anuvrajya (anuvrajyā, अनुव्रज्या): defined in 1 categories.
Upasana (upāsana, उपासन): defined in 11 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन, hīnā, हीना): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Samam (समम्): 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “āsanāvasathau śayyām anuvrajyāmupāsanam”
- āsanā -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avasathau -
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avasatha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śayyām -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anuvrajyām -
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anuvrajyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- upāsanam -
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upāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upāsanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “uttameṣūttamaṃ kuryād hīne hīnaṃ same samam”
- uttameṣū -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[locative plural]uttama (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuryād -
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- hīne -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[locative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hā class 1 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [locative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 3 verb]
- hīnam -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- same -
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sama (noun, masculine)[locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5531 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.