Sanskrit quote nr. 8464 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथं वीथीमस्मानुपदिशसि धर्मप्रणयिनीं ।
प्रसीद स्वां शिष्यामतिखलमुखीं शाधि मुरलीम् ॥kathaṃ vīthīmasmānupadiśasi dharmapraṇayinīṃ |
prasīda svāṃ śiṣyāmatikhalamukhīṃ śādhi muralīm ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vithi (vīthī, वीथी): defined in 11 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Upadisha (upadisa, upadiśa, उपदिश): defined in 3 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Dharman (धर्मन्): defined in 2 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣyā, शिष्या): defined in 15 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Murali (muralī, मुरली): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “kathaṃ vīthīmasmānupadiśasi dharmapraṇayinīṃ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vīthīm -
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vīthī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- asmān -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural]
- upadiśa -
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upadiśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- praṇayinīm -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “prasīda svāṃ śiṣyāmatikhalamukhīṃ śādhi muralīm”
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sīda -
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√sad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- svām -
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svā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śiṣyām -
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śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- khalam -
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khala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śādhi -
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√śās (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- muralīm -
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muralī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 8464 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.