Sanskrit quote nr. 1278 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनवरतकनकवितरण- जललवभृतकरतरङ्गितार्थिततेः ।
भणितिरिव मतिर्मतिरिव चेष्टा चेष्टेव कीर्तिरतिविमला ॥anavaratakanakavitaraṇa- jalalavabhṛtakarataraṅgitārthitateḥ |
bhaṇitiriva matirmatiriva ceṣṭā ceṣṭeva kīrtirativimalā ||
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.
Anavarata (अनवरत): defined in 5 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Vitarana (vitaraṇa, वितरण): defined in 5 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Bhritaka (bhrtaka, bhṛtaka, भृतक): defined in 3 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Rangita (raṅgita, रङ्गित, raṅgitā, रङ्गिता): defined in 2 categories.
Arthita (अर्थित): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaniti (bhaṇiti, भणिति): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Ceshta (cesta, ceṣṭā, चेष्टा): defined in 11 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vimala (vimalā, विमला): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “anavaratakanakavitaraṇa- jalalavabhṛtakarataraṅgitārthitateḥ”
- anavarata -
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anavarata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anavarata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kanaka -
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kanaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitaraṇa -
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vitaraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vitaraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jala -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lava -
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lava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhṛtaka -
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bhṛtaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛtaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- raṅgitā -
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raṅgita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṅgita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]raṅgitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√raṅg -> raṅgita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √raṅg class 1 verb]√raṅg -> raṅgita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √raṅg class 1 verb]√raṅg -> raṅgitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √raṅg class 1 verb]√raṅg (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- arthita -
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arthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhaṇitiriva matirmatiriva ceṣṭā ceṣṭeva kīrtirativimalā”
- bhaṇitir -
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bhaṇiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- matir -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matir -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ceṣṭā -
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ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ceṣṭeva -
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√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- kīrtir -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vimalā -
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vimalā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1278 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.