Sanskrit quote nr. 5640 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तामनङ्गीकरणाद् भवेन ।
दृश्यः स्मरो नेति पुराणवाणी ॥āstāmanaṅgīkaraṇād bhavena |
dṛśyaḥ smaro neti purāṇavāṇī ||
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.
Staman (stāman, स्तामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Angikarana (aṅgīkaraṇa, अङ्गीकरण): defined in 3 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Drishya (drsya, dṛśya, दृश्य): defined in 11 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Neti (netī, नेती): defined in 7 categories.
Purana (purāṇa, पुराण): defined in 25 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “āstāmanaṅgīkaraṇād bhavena”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stāman -
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stāman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aṅgīkaraṇād -
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aṅgīkaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhavena -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhava (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “dṛśyaḥ smaro neti purāṇavāṇī”
- dṛśyaḥ -
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dṛśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- smaro* -
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smara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- neti -
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netī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- purāṇa -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]purāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5640 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.