Sanskrit quote nr. 5695 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहवेषु मिथोऽन्योन्यं जिघांसन्तो महीक्षितः ।
युध्यमानाः परं शक्त्या स्वर्गं यान्त्यपराङ्मुखाः ॥āhaveṣu mitho'nyonyaṃ jighāṃsanto mahīkṣitaḥ |
yudhyamānāḥ paraṃ śaktyā svargaṃ yāntyaparāṅmukhāḥ ||
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.
Ahava (āhava, आहव): defined in 7 categories.
Mithah (mithaḥ, मिथः): defined in 2 categories.
Anyonyam (अन्योन्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Jighamsat (jighāṃsat, जिघांसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahikshit (mahiksit, mahīkṣit, महीक्षित्): defined in 1 categories.
Yudhyamana (yudhyamāna, युध्यमान, yudhyamānā, युध्यमाना): defined in 2 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Aparanmukha (aparāṅmukha, अपराङ्मुख, aparāṅmukhā, अपराङ्मुखा): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Marathi, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pali, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āhaveṣu mitho'nyonyaṃ jighāṃsanto mahīkṣitaḥ”
- āhaveṣu -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- mitho' -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jighāṃsanto* -
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√han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han], [vocative plural from √han]
- mahīkṣitaḥ -
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mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yudhyamānāḥ paraṃ śaktyā svargaṃ yāntyaparāṅmukhāḥ”
- yudhyamānāḥ -
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√yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yudhyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaktyā -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antya -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]antī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]antya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]antya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant -> antya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ant]
- aparāṅmukhāḥ -
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aparāṅmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aparāṅmukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5695 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.