Sanskrit quote nr. 6262 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईश्वरस्य जगत् कृत्स्नं सृष्टिमाकुलयन्निमाम् ।
अस्ति योऽस्त्रीकृतस्त्रीकस् तस्य वैरं स्मरन्निव ॥īśvarasya jagat kṛtsnaṃ sṛṣṭimākulayannimām |
asti yo'strīkṛtastrīkas tasya vairaṃ smaranniva ||
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.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Kritsna (krtsna, kṛtsna, कृत्स्न): defined in 8 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Akula (ākula, आकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Astri (astrī, अस्त्री): defined in 2 categories.
Astrin (अस्त्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “īśvarasya jagat kṛtsnaṃ sṛṣṭimākulayannimām”
- īśvarasya -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtsnam -
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kṛtsna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtsna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sṛṣṭim -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ākula -
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ākula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yann -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “asti yo'strīkṛtastrīkas tasya vairaṃ smaranniva”
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astrī -
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astrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]astrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtas -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- trī -
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tri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kas -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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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]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vairam -
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vaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- smarann -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6262 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.