Sanskrit quote nr. 6788 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्ग्राहो ध्रुपदश्च स्याद् आभोगस्तदनन्तरम् ।
नियमस् त्रिविधो ज्ञेयो मण्ठकस्य विचक्षणैः ॥

udgrāho dhrupadaśca syād ābhogastadanantaram |
niyamas trividho jñeyo maṇṭhakasya vicakṣaṇaiḥ ||

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.

Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Abhoga (ābhoga, आभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Tadanantara (तदनन्तर): defined in 5 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Trividha (त्रिविध): defined in 6 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Manthaka (maṇṭhaka, मण्ठक): defined in 1 categories.
Vicakshana (vicaksana, vicakṣaṇa, विचक्षण): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “udgrāho dhrupadaśca syād ābhogastadanantaram
  • udgrāho* -
  • Cannot analyse dhrupadaśca*sy
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ābhogas -
  • ābhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadanantaram -
  • tadanantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadanantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadanantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “niyamas trividho jñeyo maṇṭhakasya vicakṣaṇaiḥ
  • niyamas -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trividho* -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñeyo* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • maṇṭhakasya -
  • maṇṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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 6788 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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