Sanskrit quote nr. 6100 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं प्रीतिर्वल्लीहृदयभुवि दैवात् समुदिता ।
तथा यत्नाद् रक्ष्या प्रकृतिमृदुलापायबहुला ॥iyaṃ prītirvallīhṛdayabhuvi daivāt samuditā |
tathā yatnād rakṣyā prakṛtimṛdulāpāyabahulā ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Daivat (daivāt, दैवात्): defined in 3 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Samudita (samuditā, समुदिता): defined in 4 categories.
Samuditri (samuditr, samuditṛ, समुदितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Rakshi (raksi, rakṣī, रक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rakshya (raksya, rakṣyā, रक्ष्या): defined in 3 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Dula (dulā, दुला): defined in 7 categories.
Apaya (apāya, अपाय): defined in 12 categories.
Bahula (bahulā, बहुला): defined in 17 categories.
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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: “iyaṃ prītirvallīhṛdayabhuvi daivāt samuditā”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prītir -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vallī -
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vallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]valli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hṛdaya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- daivāt -
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daivāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- samuditā -
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samuditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samuditṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathā yatnād rakṣyā prakṛtimṛdulāpāyabahulā”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yatnād -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rakṣyā -
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rakṣī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]rakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
- prakṛtim -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dulā -
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dulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apāya -
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apāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bahulā -
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bahulā (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 6100 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.