Sanskrit quote nr. 6270 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईश्वरोक्ताद् धनुर्वेदाद् व्यासस्यापि सुभाषितात् ।
पदान्याकृष्य रचितो ग्रन्थः संक्षेपतो मया ॥īśvaroktād dhanurvedād vyāsasyāpi subhāṣitāt |
padānyākṛṣya racito granthaḥ saṃkṣepato mayā ||
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, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Vyasa (vyāsa, व्यास): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣita, सुभाषित): defined in 8 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Grantha (ग्रन्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Sankshepa (sanksepa, saṅkṣepa, सङ्क्षेप): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 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, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “īśvaroktād dhanurvedād vyāsasyāpi subhāṣitāt”
- īśvaro -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktād -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vac class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- dhanurvedād -
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dhanurveda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vyāsasyā -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- subhāṣitāt -
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subhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “padānyākṛṣya racito granthaḥ saṃkṣepato mayā”
- Cannot analyse padānyākṛṣya*ra
- racito* -
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racita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- granthaḥ -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅkṣepa -
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saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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 6270 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.