Sanskrit quote nr. 5797 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति कृतवचनायाः कश्चिदभ्येत्य बिभ्यद् ।
गलितनयनवारेर्याति पादावनामम् ॥iti kṛtavacanāyāḥ kaścidabhyetya bibhyad |
galitanayanavāreryāti pādāvanāmam ||
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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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Vacana (vacanā, वचना): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Abhyetya (अभ्येत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Galitanayana (गलितनयन): defined in 1 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 18 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Padavanama (pādāvanāma, पादावनाम): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “iti kṛtavacanāyāḥ kaścidabhyetya bibhyad”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- vacanāyāḥ -
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vacanā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- abhyetya -
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abhyetya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse bibhyad
- Line 2: “galitanayanavāreryāti pādāvanāmam”
- galitanayana -
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galitanayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]galitanayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vārer -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- pādāvanāmam -
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pādāvanāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 5797 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.