Sanskrit quote nr. 6211 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह शिष्टानुशिष्टानां शिष्टानामपि सर्वथा ।
वाचामेव प्रसादेन लोकयात्रा प्रवर्तते ॥iha śiṣṭānuśiṣṭānāṃ śiṣṭānāmapi sarvathā |
vācāmeva prasādena lokayātrā pravartate ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Shishta (sista, śiṣṭa, शिष्ट, śiṣṭā, शिष्टा): defined in 9 categories.
Anushishta (anusista, anuśiṣṭa, अनुशिष्ट, anuśiṣṭā, अनुशिष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvatha (sarvathā, सर्वथा): defined in 7 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Lokayatra (lokayātrā, लोकयात्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “iha śiṣṭānuśiṣṭānāṃ śiṣṭānāmapi sarvathā”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śiṣṭā -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- anuśiṣṭānām -
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anuśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]anuśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]anuśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- śiṣṭānām -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarvathā -
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sarvathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “vācāmeva prasādena lokayātrā pravartate”
- vācām -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]vācā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasādena -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- lokayātrā -
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lokayātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 6211 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.