Sanskrit quote nr. 5926 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं स्वजनदेहजातनयमातृभार्यामयं ।
विचित्रमिह केनचिद् रचितमिन्द्रजालं ननु ॥idaṃ svajanadehajātanayamātṛbhāryāmayaṃ |
vicitramiha kenacid racitamindrajālaṃ nanu ||
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.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Dehaja (देहज): defined in 2 categories.
Anaya (अनय): defined in 7 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bharya (bhāryā, भार्या): defined in 8 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Vicitram (विचित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Indrajala (indrajāla, इन्द्रजाल): defined in 9 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Kavya (poetry)
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 svajanadehajātanayamātṛbhāryāmayaṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- svajana -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dehajāt -
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dehaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anayam -
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anaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√nay (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhāryām -
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bhāryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vicitramiha kenacid racitamindrajālaṃ nanu”
- vicitram -
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vicitram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vicitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- racitam -
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racita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]racita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- indrajālam -
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indrajāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5926 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.