Sanskrit quote nr. 5772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः परानर्भकहार्यशस्त्रान् ।
वैदर्भि पश्यानुमता मयासि ॥itaḥ parānarbhakahāryaśastrān |
vaidarbhi paśyānumatā mayāsi ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Arbhaka (अर्भक): defined in 5 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि, hārī, हारी): defined in 25 categories.
Harya (hārya, हार्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ashastra (asastra, aśastra, अशस्त्र): defined in 3 categories.
Vaidarbhi (vaidarbhī, वैदर्भी): defined in 7 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “itaḥ parānarbhakahāryaśastrān”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- parān -
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para (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- arbhaka -
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arbhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arbhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hārya -
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hāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]hārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṛ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> hārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]√hṝ -> hārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṝ class 9 verb]
- aśastrān -
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aśastra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vaidarbhi paśyānumatā mayāsi”
- vaidarbhi -
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vaidarbhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaidarbhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vaidarbhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paśyān -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √paś class 10 verb]
- uma -
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uma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mayā -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second 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 5772 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.