Sanskrit quote nr. 5944 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमयुक्तमहो महदेव यद् ।
वरतनोः स्मरयत्यनिलोऽन्यदा ॥idamayuktamaho mahadeva yad |
varatanoḥ smarayatyanilo'nyadā ||
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.
Ayuktam (अयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Mahada (महद, mahadā, महदा): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Varatanu (वरतनु): defined in 5 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Yatya (यत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Anila (अनिल): defined in 17 categories.
Anyada (anyadā, अन्यदा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “idamayuktamaho mahadeva yad”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayuktam -
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ayuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- mahade -
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mahada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]mahada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse yad
- Line 2: “varatanoḥ smarayatyanilo'nyadā”
- varatanoḥ -
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varatanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smara -
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smara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]smara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√smṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yatya -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√yat -> yatya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
- anilo' -
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anila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nil (verb class 6)[imperfect active second single]
- anyadā -
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anyadā (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 5944 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.