Sanskrit quote nr. 1441 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुग्रहादेव दिवौकसां नरो निरस्य मानुष्यकमेति दिव्यताम् ।
अयोविकारे स्वरितत्वमिष्यते कुतोऽयसां सिद्धरसस्पृशामपि ॥anugrahādeva divaukasāṃ naro nirasya mānuṣyakameti divyatām |
ayovikāre svaritatvamiṣyate kuto'yasāṃ siddharasaspṛśāmapi ||
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.
Anugraha (अनुग्रह): defined in 12 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Divaukas (दिवौकस्): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nirasya (निरस्य): defined in 3 categories.
Manushyaka (manusyaka, mānuṣyaka, मानुष्यक): defined in 1 categories.
Divyata (divyatā, दिव्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Ayovikara (ayovikāra, अयोविकार): defined in 1 categories.
Svaritatva (स्वरितत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Siddharasa (सिद्धरस): defined in 5 categories.
Sprish (sprs, spṛś, स्पृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sprisha (sprsa, spṛśā, स्पृशा): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “anugrahādeva divaukasāṃ naro nirasya mānuṣyakameti divyatām”
- anugrahād -
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anugraha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- divaukasām -
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divaukas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nirasya -
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nirasya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nirasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānuṣyakam -
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mānuṣyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mānuṣyakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- divyatām -
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divyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√div (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]
- Line 2: “ayovikāre svaritatvamiṣyate kuto'yasāṃ siddharasaspṛśāmapi”
- ayovikāre -
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ayovikāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- svaritatvam -
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svaritatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iṣyate -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- kuto' -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayasām -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- siddharasa -
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siddharasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]siddharasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛśām -
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spṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]spṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]spṛś (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]spṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 1441 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.