Sanskrit quote nr. 1483 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुभूतभवव्यवस्थितिर् जनताकानरताभिलाषिणी ।
तदवैमि सुखेन संसृतौ कलितानङ्गतयैव निसृतिः ॥

anubhūtabhavavyavasthitir janatākānaratābhilāṣiṇī |
tadavaimi sukhena saṃsṛtau kalitānaṅgatayaiva nisṛtiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anubhuta (anubhūta, अनुभूत): defined in 7 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Vyavasthiti (व्यवस्थिति): defined in 2 categories.
Janat (जनत्): defined in 1 categories.
Janata (janatā, जनता): defined in 4 categories.
Kana (kāna, कान): defined in 17 categories.
Rata (रत, ratā, रता): defined in 14 categories.
Abhilashin (abhilasin, abhilāṣin, अभिलाषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Samsriti (samsrti, saṃsṛti, संसृति): defined in 6 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Angata (aṅgatā, अङ्गता): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Nepali, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “anubhūtabhavavyavasthitir janatākānaratābhilāṣiṇī
  • anubhūta -
  • anubhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anubhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vyavasthitir -
  • vyavasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • janatā -
  • janat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    janat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    janatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> janat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √jan class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √jan class 2 verb]
  • kāna -
  • kāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratā -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • abhilāṣiṇī -
  • abhilāṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    abhilāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tadavaimi sukhena saṃsṛtau kalitānaṅgatayaiva nisṛtiḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avai -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    avā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • emi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • sukhena -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃsṛtau -
  • saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kalitān -
  • kalita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kal class 10 verb]
  • aṅgatayai -
  • aṅgatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sṛtiḥ -
  • sṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1483 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.

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