Sanskrit quote nr. 5895 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं कविवरैर्नित्यम् आख्यानमुपजीव्यते ।
उदयप्रेप्सुभिर्भृत्यैर् अभिजात इवेश्वरः ॥idaṃ kavivarairnityam ākhyānamupajīvyate |
udayaprepsubhirbhṛtyair abhijāta iveśvaraḥ ||
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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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Akhyana (ākhyāna, आख्यान): defined in 7 categories.
Upajivya (upajīvya, उपजीव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Prepsu (प्रेप्सु): defined in 2 categories.
Bhritya (bhrtya, bhṛtya, भृत्य): defined in 9 categories.
Abhijata (abhijāta, अभिजात): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (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: “idaṃ kavivarairnityam ākhyānamupajīvyate”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- varair -
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vara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- ākhyānam -
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ākhyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upajīvya -
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upajīvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upajīvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “udayaprepsubhirbhṛtyair abhijāta iveśvaraḥ”
- udaya -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prepsubhir -
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prepsu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prepsu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]prepsu (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- bhṛtyair -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhijāta* -
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abhijāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- īśvaraḥ -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5895 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.