Sanskrit quote nr. 6053 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
प्रयत्न आकृतिर्वर्णः स्वरद्वेषौ भवाभवौ ।
तस्यैतदात्मजं सर्वम् अनादेरादिमिच्छतः ॥prayatna ākṛtirvarṇaḥ svaradveṣau bhavābhavau |
tasyaitadātmajaṃ sarvam anāderādimicchataḥ ||
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.
Prayatna (प्रयत्न): defined in 15 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Varna (varṇa, वर्ण): defined in 27 categories.
Vesha (vesa, veṣa, वेष): defined in 13 categories.
Bhavabhava (bhavābhava, भवाभव): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Atmaja (ātmaja, आत्मज): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anadi (anādi, अनादि): defined in 12 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “prayatna ākṛtirvarṇaḥ svaradveṣau bhavābhavau”
- prayatna* -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ākṛtir -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- varṇaḥ -
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varṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svarad -
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√svṛ -> svarat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svṛ class 1 verb]√svar -> svarat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svar class 1 verb]
- veṣau -
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veṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhavābhavau -
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bhavābhava (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tasyaitadātmajaṃ sarvam anāderādimicchataḥ”
- tasyai -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- etadā -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātmajam -
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ātmaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ātmajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anāder -
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anādi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anādi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ādim -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- icchataḥ -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
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 6053 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.