Sanskrit quote nr. 5929 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं हि प्राणयशसं क्रयविक्रयपत्तनम् ।
स्वामिसत्कारशल्यानाम् अत्रैवोद्धरणी क्रिया ॥idaṃ hi prāṇayaśasaṃ krayavikrayapattanam |
svāmisatkāraśalyānām atraivoddharaṇī kriyā ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Pattana (पत्तन): defined in 10 categories.
Satkara (satkāra, सत्कार): defined in 8 categories.
Shalya (salya, śalya, शल्य, śalyā, शल्या): defined in 17 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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 hi prāṇayaśasaṃ krayavikrayapattanam”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prāṇa -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśasam -
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yaśasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yaśasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yaśas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- krayavikraya -
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krayavikraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pattanam -
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pattana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pattana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pattanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “svāmisatkāraśalyānām atraivoddharaṇī kriyā”
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- satkāra -
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satkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śalyānām -
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śalya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śalya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śalyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]√śal -> śalyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śal class 10 verb]
- Cannot analyse atraivoddharaṇī*kr
- kriyā -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[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 5929 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.