Sanskrit quote nr. 5563 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसां व्रतमतीवाक्ष्णोर् यत् पुरः परिसर्पणम् ।
सह यातं मनस् तत्र त्यक्त्वा भूयो निवर्तनम् ॥āsāṃ vratamatīvākṣṇor yat puraḥ parisarpaṇam |
saha yātaṃ manas tatra tyaktvā bhūyo nivartanam ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vrata (व्रत): defined in 15 categories.
Ativa (atīva, अतीव): defined in 6 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Parisarpana (parisarpaṇa, परिसर्पण): defined in 2 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Nivartana (निवर्तन): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “āsāṃ vratamatīvākṣṇor yat puraḥ parisarpaṇam”
- āsām -
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√ās -> āsām (periphrastic_perfect)[periphrastic_perfect from √ās]iyam (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atīvā -
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atīva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atīva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- akṣṇor -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parisarpaṇam -
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parisarpaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saha yātaṃ manas tatra tyaktvā bhūyo nivartanam”
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yātam -
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yāt (noun, neuter)[adverb]yāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- manas -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tyaktvā -
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√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tyaj]
- bhūyo* -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nivartanam -
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nivartana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nivartana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nivartanā (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 5563 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.