Sanskrit quote nr. 785 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि हयारोहणमुत्तमम् ।
येन विज्ञातमात्रेण रेवन्तः प्रियतां व्रजेत् ॥athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi hayārohaṇamuttamam |
yena vijñātamātreṇa revantaḥ priyatāṃ vrajet ||
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.
Hayaroha (hayāroha, हयारोह): defined in 1 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vijnata (vijñāta, विज्ञात): defined in 5 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Revanta (रेवन्त): defined in 4 categories.
Revat (रेवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Priyata (priyatā, प्रियता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi hayārohaṇamuttamam”
- athātaḥ -
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athātaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- hayāroha -
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hayāroha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hayāroha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yena vijñātamātreṇa revantaḥ priyatāṃ vrajet”
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vijñātam -
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vijñāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vijñāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vijñātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātreṇa -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- revantaḥ -
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revanta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]revat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- priyatām -
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priyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√pṛ (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[imperative passive third single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 785 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.