Sanskrit quote nr. 1224 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्यशोभाभिभवेयमाकृतिर् विमानना सुभ्रु कुतः पितुर्गृहे ।
पराभिमर्शो न तवास्ति कः करं प्रसारयेत् पन्नगरत्नसूचये ॥ananyaśobhābhibhaveyamākṛtir vimānanā subhru kutaḥ piturgṛhe |
parābhimarśo na tavāsti kaḥ karaṃ prasārayet pannagaratnasūcaye ||
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.
Ananya (अनन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Abhibhava (अभिभव, abhibhavā, अभिभवा): defined in 9 categories.
Abhibhu (अभिभु): defined in 4 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛti, आकृति): defined in 13 categories.
Subhru (सुभ्रु, subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Para (पर, parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Abhimarsha (abhimarsa, abhimarśa, अभिमर्श): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Pannaga (पन्नग): defined in 14 categories.
Caya (चय, cayā, चया): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ananyaśobhābhibhaveyamākṛtir vimānanā subhru kutaḥ piturgṛhe”
- ananya -
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ananya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhā -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śobha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śubh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhibhave -
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abhibhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]abhibhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]abhibhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhibhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākṛtir -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vimānanā -
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- subhru -
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subhru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]subhru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]subhrū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]subhrū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “parābhimarśo na tavāsti kaḥ karaṃ prasārayet pannagaratnasūcaye”
- parā -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhimarśo* -
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abhimarśa (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]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sārayet -
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√sṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- pannaga -
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pannaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ratnasū -
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ratnasū (noun, feminine)[compound]ratnasū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- caye -
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caya (noun, masculine)[locative single]caya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√cay (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√ci (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 1224 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.