Sanskrit quote nr. 1272 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनलस्तम्भनविद्यां सुभग भवान् नियतमेव जानाति ।
मन्मथशराग्नितप्ते हृदि मे कथमन्यथा वससि ॥analastambhanavidyāṃ subhaga bhavān niyatameva jānāti |
manmathaśarāgnitapte hṛdi me kathamanyathā vasasi ||
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.
Anala (अनल): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Niyata (नियत): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Manmatha (मन्मथ): defined in 11 categories.
Agnitapta (अग्नितप्त, agnitaptā, अग्नितप्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “analastambhanavidyāṃ subhaga bhavān niyatameva jānāti”
- analas -
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anala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhana -
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√bhan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vidyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- subhaga -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]subhaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niyatam -
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niyata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niyata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niyatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānāti -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “manmathaśarāgnitapte hṛdi me kathamanyathā vasasi”
- manmatha -
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manmatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarā -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agnitapte -
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agnitapta (noun, masculine)[locative single]agnitapta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agnitaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vasasi -
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√vas (verb class 1)[present active second 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 1272 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.