Sanskrit quote nr. 5682 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्वाद्य स्वयमेव वच्मि महतीर्मर्मच्छिदो वेदना ।
मा भूत् कस्यचिदप्ययं परिभवो याच्ञेति संसारिणः ॥āsvādya svayameva vacmi mahatīrmarmacchido vedanā |
mā bhūt kasyacidapyayaṃ paribhavo yācñeti saṃsāriṇaḥ ||
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.
Asvadya (āsvādya, आस्वाद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Marmacchid (मर्मच्छिद्): defined in 1 categories.
Vedana (vedanā, वेदना): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Apyaya (अप्यय): defined in 4 categories.
Paribhava (परिभव): defined in 7 categories.
Yacna (yācñā, याच्ञा): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Samsarin (saṃsārin, संसारिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva 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: “āsvādya svayameva vacmi mahatīrmarmacchido vedanā”
- āsvādya -
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āsvādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- mahatīr -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- marmacchido* -
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marmacchid (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]marmacchid (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vedanā -
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vedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mā bhūt kasyacidapyayaṃ paribhavo yācñeti saṃsāriṇaḥ”
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- apyayam -
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apyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- paribhavo* -
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paribhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yācñe -
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yācñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṃsāriṇaḥ -
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saṃsārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]saṃsārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive 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 5682 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.