Sanskrit quote nr. 574 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिपरिचयादवज्ञा भवति विशिष्टेऽपि वस्तुनि प्रायः ।
लोकः प्रयागवासी कूपे स्नानं समाचरति ॥atiparicayādavajñā bhavati viśiṣṭe'pi vastuni prāyaḥ |
lokaḥ prayāgavāsī kūpe snānaṃ samācarati ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Paricaya (परिचय): defined in 8 categories.
Avajna (avajñā, अवज्ञा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishishta (visista, viśiṣṭa, विशिष्ट, viśiṣṭā, विशिष्टा): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Prayaga (prayāga, प्रयाग): defined in 11 categories.
Vasi (vāsi, वासि, vāsī, वासी): defined in 16 categories.
Kupa (kūpa, कूप): defined in 16 categories.
Snana (snāna, स्नान): defined in 15 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Acarat (अचरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “atiparicayādavajñā bhavati viśiṣṭe'pi vastuni prāyaḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paricayād -
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paricaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avajñā* -
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avajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- viśiṣṭe' -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vastuni -
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vastu (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “lokaḥ prayāgavāsī kūpe snānaṃ samācarati”
- lokaḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prayāga -
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prayāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsī -
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vāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāsi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kūpe -
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kūpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- snānam -
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snāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- acarati -
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acarat (noun, masculine)[locative single]acarat (noun, neuter)[locative 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 574 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.