Sanskrit quote nr. 6136 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयमियं मयदानवनन्दिनी ।
त्रिदशनाथजितः प्रसवस्थली ॥iyamiyaṃ mayadānavanandinī |
tridaśanāthajitaḥ prasavasthalī ||
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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.
Mayadanava (mayadānava, मयदानव): defined in 1 categories.
Nandini (nandinī, नन्दिनी): defined in 14 categories.
Tridasha (tridasa, tridaśa, त्रिदश): defined in 8 categories.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Prasavasthali (prasavasthalī, प्रसवस्थली): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “iyamiyaṃ mayadānavanandinī”
- 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]
- 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]
- mayadānava -
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mayadānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nandinī -
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nandinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nandin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tridaśanāthajitaḥ prasavasthalī”
- tridaśa -
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tridaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tridaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jitaḥ -
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jit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- prasavasthalī -
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prasavasthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 6136 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.