Sanskrit quote nr. 1246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनया कृतमन्यभुक्तया वसुधागोचरया विरक्तया ।
अतिशायि महेन्द्रयोषितां वपुषा किं न तवावरोधनम् ॥

anayā kṛtamanyabhuktayā vasudhāgocarayā viraktayā |
atiśāyi mahendrayoṣitāṃ vapuṣā kiṃ na tavāvarodhanam ||

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.

Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abhukta (abhuktā, अभुक्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Vasudha (vasudhā, वसुधा): defined in 10 categories.
Agocara (agocarā, अगोचरा): defined in 9 categories.
Virakta (viraktā, विरक्ता): defined in 12 categories.
Atishayin (atisayin, atiśāyin, अतिशायिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahendra (mahendrā, महेन्द्रा): defined in 19 categories.
Ushita (usita, uṣitā, उषिता): defined in 4 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣā, वपुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rodhana (रोधन): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “anayā kṛtamanyabhuktayā vasudhāgocarayā viraktayā
  • anayā -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • abhuktayā -
  • abhuktā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vasudhā -
  • vasudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vasudhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • agocarayā -
  • agocarā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • viraktayā -
  • viraktā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “atiśāyi mahendrayoṣitāṃ vapuṣā kiṃ na tavāvarodhanam
  • atiśāyi -
  • atiśāyin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    atiśāyin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mahendrayo -
  • mahendrā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uṣitām -
  • uṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]
  • vapuṣā -
  • vapuṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vapus (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tavāva -
  • tu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • rodhanam -
  • rodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 1246 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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