Sanskrit quote nr. 5920 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं विश्वं पाल्यं विधिवदभियुक्तेन मनसा ।
प्रियाशोको जीवं कुसुममिव घर्मो ग्लपयति ॥idaṃ viśvaṃ pālyaṃ vidhivadabhiyuktena manasā |
priyāśoko jīvaṃ kusumamiva gharmo glapayati ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Palya (pālya, पाल्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhivat (विधिवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhiyukta (अभियुक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Ashoka (asoka, aśoka, अशोक): defined in 20 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Gharma (घर्म): defined in 7 categories.
Gla (ग्ल): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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 viśvaṃ pālyaṃ vidhivadabhiyuktena manasā”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pālyam -
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pālya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pālyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pā -> pālya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √pā]√pā -> pālya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √pā]√pā -> pālyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pā]√pāl -> pālya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pāl -> pālya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]√pal -> pālya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pal class 1 verb]√pal -> pālya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pal class 1 verb]√pā -> pālya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā]√pā -> pālya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā], [accusative single from √pā]
- vidhivad -
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vidhivat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhiyuktena -
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abhiyukta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]abhiyukta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “priyāśoko jīvaṃ kusumamiva gharmo glapayati”
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśoko* -
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aśoka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śuk (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- jīvam -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)[absolutive from √jīv]
- kusumam -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gharmo* -
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gharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gla -
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gla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payati -
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√pay -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pay class 1 verb]√pay -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pay class 1 verb]√pi -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pi class 1 verb]√pi -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pi class 1 verb]√pī -> payat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pī class 1 verb]√pī -> payat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pī class 1 verb]√pay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√pi (verb class 1)[present active third single]√pī (verb class 1)[present active third 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 5920 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.