Sanskrit quote nr. 1300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनाकृष्टस्य विषयैर् विद्यानां पारदृश्वनः ।
तस्य धर्मरतेरासीद् वृद्धत्वं जरसा विना ॥anākṛṣṭasya viṣayair vidyānāṃ pāradṛśvanaḥ |
tasya dharmaraterāsīd vṛddhatvaṃ jarasā vinā ||
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.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, akṛṣṭa, अकृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Paradrishvan (paradrsvan, pāradṛśvan, पारदृश्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Dharmarati (धर्मरति): defined in 2 categories.
Vriddhatva (vrddhatva, vṛddhatva, वृद्धत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Jaras (जरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “anākṛṣṭasya viṣayair vidyānāṃ pāradṛśvanaḥ”
- anā -
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anā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṛṣṭasya -
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akṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]akṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viṣayair -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vidyānām -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pāradṛśvanaḥ -
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pāradṛśvan (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “tasya dharmaraterāsīd vṛddhatvaṃ jarasā vinā”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dharmarater -
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dharmarati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dharmarati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- vṛddhatvam -
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vṛddhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jarasā -
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jaras (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jaras (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 1300 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.