Sanskrit quote nr. 6040 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियाणां प्रसङ्गेन दोषमृच्छत्यसंशयम् ।
संनियम्य तु तान्येव ततः सिद्धिं नियच्छति ॥indriyāṇāṃ prasaṅgena doṣamṛcchatyasaṃśayam |
saṃniyamya tu tānyeva tataḥ siddhiṃ niyacchati ||
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.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय, indriyā, इन्द्रिया): defined in 14 categories.
Prasangena (prasaṅgena, प्रसङ्गेन): defined in 1 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Asamshayam (asamsayam, asaṃśayam, असंशयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Asamshaya (asamsaya, asaṃśaya, असंशय): defined in 4 categories.
Niyamya (नियम्य): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tanya (tānya, तान्य, tānyā, तान्या): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “indriyāṇāṃ prasaṅgena doṣamṛcchatyasaṃśayam”
- indriyāṇām -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]indriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- prasaṅgena -
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prasaṅgena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- doṣam -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]doṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛcchatya -
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√ṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- asaṃśayam -
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asaṃśayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃniyamya tu tānyeva tataḥ siddhiṃ niyacchati”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- niyamya -
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niyamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]niyamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niyamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tānye -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- siddhim -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yacchati -
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√yam -> yacchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam (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 6040 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.