Sanskrit quote nr. 1423 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनीश्वरोऽयं पुरुषो भवाभवे सूत्रप्रोता दारुमयीव योषा ।
धात्रा तु दिष्टस्य वशे किलायं तस्माद्वद त्वं श्रवणे ध्र्तोऽहम् ॥anīśvaro'yaṃ puruṣo bhavābhave sūtraprotā dārumayīva yoṣā |
dhātrā tu diṣṭasya vaśe kilāyaṃ tasmādvada tvaṃ śravaṇe dhrto'ham ||
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.
Anishvara (anisvara, anīśvara, अनीश्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Bhavabhava (bhavābhava, भवाभव): defined in 8 categories.
Sutraprota (sūtraprota, सूत्रप्रोत, sūtraprotā, सूत्रप्रोता): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yosha (yosa, yoṣā, योषा): defined in 7 categories.
Dhatri (dhatr, dhātṛ, धातृ): defined in 16 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Dishta (dista, diṣṭa, दिष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇā, श्रवणा, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
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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: “anīśvaro'yaṃ puruṣo bhavābhave sūtraprotā dārumayīva yoṣā”
- anīśvaro' -
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anīśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣo* -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavābhave -
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bhavābhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sūtraprotā* -
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sūtraprota (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūtraprotā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dārumayī -
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dārumayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yoṣā -
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yoṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhātrā tu diṣṭasya vaśe kilāyaṃ tasmādvada tvaṃ śravaṇe dhrto'ham”
- dhātrā -
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dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- diṣṭasya -
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diṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]diṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vaśe -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vaśi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vaśi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kilā -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śravaṇe -
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śravaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse dhrto'ham
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 1423 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.