Sanskrit quote nr. 5627 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां तावद् दिगन्तप्रथितसुयशसां संगमः सज्जनानां ।
तैः साकं वैरयोगोऽप्यतिशयमहितामुन्नतिं संनिधत्ते ॥āstāṃ tāvad digantaprathitasuyaśasāṃ saṃgamaḥ sajjanānāṃ |
taiḥ sākaṃ vairayogo'pyatiśayamahitāmunnatiṃ saṃnidhatte ||
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.
Diganta (दिगन्त): defined in 3 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Suyashas (suyasas, suyaśas, सुयशस्): defined in 3 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Sajjana (सज्जन, sajjanā, सज्जना): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sakam (sākam, साकम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Atishaya (atisaya, atiśaya, अतिशय): defined in 12 categories.
Ahita (ahitā, अहिता): defined in 8 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Samnidha (saṃnidha, संनिध): defined in 1 categories.
Tta (त्त, ttā, त्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Tti (त्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism
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 tāvad digantaprathitasuyaśasāṃ saṃgamaḥ sajjanānāṃ”
- 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]
- diganta -
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diganta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]diganta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathita -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[compound from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]√prath -> prathita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative single from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √prath]
- suyaśasām -
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suyaśas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]suyaśas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]suyaśasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- saṅgamaḥ -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sajjanānām -
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sajjana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sajjana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sajjanā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “taiḥ sākaṃ vairayogo'pyatiśayamahitāmunnatiṃ saṃnidhatte”
- taiḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- sākam -
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sākam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vairayo -
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vairi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- go' -
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go (noun, masculine)[compound]ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- atiśayam -
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atiśayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atiśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atiśaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atiśayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahitām -
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ahitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- unnatim -
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unnati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- saṃnidha -
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saṃnidha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tte -
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tta (noun, masculine)[locative single]tta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tti (noun, feminine)[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 5627 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.