Sanskrit quote nr. 572 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिपरमाद्भुतवेषा काप्येषा जयति सृष्टिरात्मभुवः ।
तत् किं न वाञ्छितं स्याद् अस्या यदि विधुरवीक्षणः पाता ॥atiparamādbhutaveṣā kāpyeṣā jayati sṛṣṭirātmabhuvaḥ |
tat kiṃ na vāñchitaṃ syād asyā yadi vidhuravīkṣaṇaḥ pātā ||
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.
Atipara (अतिपर): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avi (अवि): defined in 9 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣā, इषा, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Kapi (kāpī, कापी): defined in 11 categories.
Kapya (kāpya, काप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Atmabhu (ātmabhū, आत्मभू): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Vanchita (vāñchita, वाञ्छित): defined in 6 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर): defined in 7 categories.
Viksha (viksa, vīkṣa, वीक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Patri (patr, pātṛ, पातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Pata (pātā, पाता): defined in 20 categories.
Pat (pāt, पात्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain 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: “atiparamādbhutaveṣā kāpyeṣā jayati sṛṣṭirātmabhuvaḥ”
- atiparam -
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atipara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atipara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atiparā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ād -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhut -
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budh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]budh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ave -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]avi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]avi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]u (noun, masculine)[dative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iṣā -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]iṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]iṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāpye -
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kāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kāpī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iṣā* -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sṛṣṭir -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmabhu -
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ātmabhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “tat kiṃ na vāñchitaṃ syād asyā yadi vidhuravīkṣaṇaḥ pātā”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāñchitam -
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vāñchita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāñchita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāñchitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]√vāñch -> vāñchita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vāñch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- asyā* -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vidhura -
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vidhura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīkṣa -
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vīkṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇaḥ -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pātā -
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pātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pāt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third 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 572 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.