Sanskrit quote nr. 1215 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तपदविन्यासरचना सरसा कवेः ।
बुधो यदि समीपस्थो न कुजन्यः पुरो यदि ॥anantapadavinyāsaracanā sarasā kaveḥ |
budho yadi samīpastho na kujanyaḥ puro yadi ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Padavi (padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Nyasa (nyāsa, न्यास): defined in 21 categories.
Racana (racanā, रचना): defined in 10 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasa (sarasā, सरसा): defined in 16 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Samipastha (samīpastha, समीपस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kujat (कुजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Gitashastra (science of music), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (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: “anantapadavinyāsaracanā sarasā kaveḥ”
- ananta -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- padavi -
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padavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]padavī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]padavī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nyāsa -
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nyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- racanā -
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racanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarasā -
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saras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sarasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kaveḥ -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kavi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kav (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- Line 2: “budho yadi samīpastho na kujanyaḥ puro yadi”
- budho* -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]budh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]budh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- samīpastho* -
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samīpastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kujan -
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√kuj -> kujat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kuj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuj class 6 verb]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puro* -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative 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 1215 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.