Sanskrit quote nr. 5625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां तावदसीमपौरुषजुषः संमानितात्यद्भुत- ।
प्रारम्भाभ्यधिकक्रियस्य स खलु प्राच्यः प्रचारो हरेः ॥āstāṃ tāvadasīmapauruṣajuṣaḥ saṃmānitātyadbhuta- |
prārambhābhyadhikakriyasya sa khalu prācyaḥ pracāro hareḥ ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asiman (asīman, असीमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Paurusha (paurusa, pauruṣa, पौरुष): defined in 10 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Manita (mānita, मानित): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Prarambha (prārambha, प्रारम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Abhyadhika (अभ्यधिक): defined in 3 categories.
Kriya (क्रिय): defined in 17 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Praci (prācī, प्राची): defined in 4 categories.
Pracya (prācya, प्राच्य): defined in 10 categories.
Pracara (pracāra, प्रचार): defined in 8 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āstāṃ tāvadasīmapauruṣajuṣaḥ saṃmānitātyadbhuta-”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asīma -
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asīman (noun, masculine)[compound]asīman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pauruṣa -
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pauruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pauruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- juṣaḥ -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]juṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānitāt -
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mānita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mānita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√man -> mānita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √man]√man -> mānita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √man]√mān -> mānita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √mān class 10 verb]√mān -> mānita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √man]√man -> mānita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √man]
- yad -
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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]
- bhut -
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budh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]budh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prārambhābhyadhikakriyasya sa khalu prācyaḥ pracāro hareḥ”
- prārambhā -
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prārambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhyadhika -
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abhyadhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhyadhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kriyasya -
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kriya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prācyaḥ -
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prācī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prācya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pracāro* -
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pracāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hareḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative 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 5625 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.