Sanskrit quote nr. 5830 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति विरचितबन्धा पद्धतिर्या मयेयं ।
सकलगुणिगणानां प्रीतये सास्तु नित्यम् ॥iti viracitabandhā paddhatiryā mayeyaṃ |
sakalaguṇigaṇānāṃ prītaye sāstu nityam ||
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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Viracita (विरचित): defined in 9 categories.
Paddhati (पद्धति): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Gunigana (guṇigaṇa, गुणिगण): defined in 1 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, 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: “iti viracitabandhā paddhatiryā mayeyaṃ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- viracita -
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viracita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viracita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bandhā -
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- paddhatir -
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paddhati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- mayeyam -
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√mā (verb class 1)[optative active first single]√may (verb class 1)[optative active first single]√mī (verb class 1)[optative active first single]
- Line 2: “sakalaguṇigaṇānāṃ prītaye sāstu nityam”
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇigaṇānām -
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guṇigaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- prītaye -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- sās -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5830 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.