Sanskrit quote nr. 5632 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां भवान्तरविधौ सुविपर्ययोऽयम् ।
अत्रैव जन्मनि नृणामधरोच्चभावः ॥āstāṃ bhavāntaravidhau suviparyayo'yam |
atraiva janmani nṛṇāmadharoccabhāvaḥ ||
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.
Bhavantara (bhavāntara, भवान्तर): defined in 6 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Paryaya (पर्यय): defined in 14 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atraiva (अत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Dhara (धर, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy
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 bhavāntaravidhau suviparyayo'yam”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- bhavāntara -
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bhavāntara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhau -
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vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- suvi -
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sū (noun, masculine)[locative single]sū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- paryayo' -
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paryaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “atraiva janmani nṛṇāmadharoccabhāvaḥ”
- atraiva -
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atraiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- janmani -
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janman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nṛṇāma -
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√nṝ (verb class 9)[imperative active first plural]
- dharo -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvaḥ -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
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 5632 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.