Sanskrit quote nr. 6227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इहोद्याने सम्प्रत्यहह परिशिष्टाः क्रमवशाद् ।
अमी वल्मीकास् ते भुजगकुललीलावसतयः ॥

ihodyāne sampratyahaha pariśiṣṭāḥ kramavaśād |
amī valmīkās te bhujagakulalīlāvasatayaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Ahaha (अहह): defined in 7 categories.
Parishishta (parisista, pariśiṣṭa, परिशिष्ट, pariśiṣṭā, परिशिष्टा): defined in 5 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Valmika (valmīka, वल्मीक): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhujaga (भुजग): defined in 10 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Avasati (āvasati, आवसति): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaiva philosophy

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: “ihodyāne sampratyahaha pariśiṣṭāḥ kramavaśād
  • iho -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udyāne -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sampratya -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ahaha -
  • ahaha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pariśiṣṭāḥ -
  • pariśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pariśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kramavaśād
  • Line 2: “amī valmīkās te bhujagakulalīlāvasatayaḥ
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • valmīkās -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhujaga -
  • bhujaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhujaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • līlā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āvasatayaḥ -
  • āvasati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6227 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.

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