Sanskrit quote nr. 5818 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति प्रवीरे सुभगे च सत्यतो ।
विवेकिनीनामपि देव योषिताम् ॥iti pravīre subhage ca satyato |
vivekinīnāmapi deva yoṣitām ||
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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.
Pravira (pravīra, प्रवीर, pravīrā, प्रवीरा): defined in 6 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग, subhagā, सुभगा): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Yoshita (yosita, yoṣitā, योषिता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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 pravīre subhage ca satyato”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pravīre -
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pravīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pravīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pravīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- subhage -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[locative single]subhaga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]subhagā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse satyato
- Line 2: “vivekinīnāmapi deva yoṣitām”
- vivekinīnām -
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vivekinī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yoṣitām -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yoṣitā (noun, feminine)[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 5818 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.