Sanskrit quote nr. 5872 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इत्थं सभापतिर्भूत्वा यः काव्यानि परीक्षते ।
यशस् तस्य जगद्व्यापि स सुखी तत्र तत्र च ॥itthaṃ sabhāpatirbhūtvā yaḥ kāvyāni parīkṣate |
yaśas tasya jagadvyāpi sa sukhī tatra tatra ca ||
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.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Sabhapati (sabhāpati, सभापति): defined in 4 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Vyapin (vyāpin, व्यापिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Sukhin (सुखिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), India history, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Samkhya (school of 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: “itthaṃ sabhāpatirbhūtvā yaḥ kāvyāni parīkṣate”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sabhāpatir -
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sabhāpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūtvā -
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√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāvyāni -
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kāvya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kav class 1 verb]
- parī -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “yaśas tasya jagadvyāpi sa sukhī tatra tatra ca”
- yaśas -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vyāpi -
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vyāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vyāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sukhī -
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sukhī (noun, masculine)[compound]sukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sukhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5872 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.