Sanskrit quote nr. 1559 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन धर्मः सविशेषमद्य मे त्रिवर्गसारः प्रतिभाति भाविनि ।
त्वया मनोनिर्विषयार्थकामया यदेक एव प्रतिगृह्य सेव्यते ॥anena dharmaḥ saviśeṣamadya me trivargasāraḥ pratibhāti bhāvini |
tvayā manonirviṣayārthakāmayā yadeka eva pratigṛhya sevyate ||
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 (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Savishesha (savisesa, saviśeṣa, सविशेष): defined in 6 categories.
Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Trivarga (त्रिवर्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Pratibha (प्रतिभ, pratibhā, प्रतिभा): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Bhavin (bhāvin, भाविन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhavini (bhāvinī, भाविनी): defined in 4 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Nirvisha (nirvisa, nirviṣā, निर्विषा): defined in 5 categories.
Nirvishaya (nirvisaya, nirviṣaya, निर्विषय, nirviṣayā, निर्विषया): defined in 5 categories.
Arthakama (arthakāmā, अर्थकामा): defined in 3 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pratigrihya (pratigrhya, pratigṛhya, प्रतिगृह्य): defined in 3 categories.
Sevyata (sevyatā, सेव्यता): defined in 1 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, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “anena dharmaḥ saviśeṣamadya me trivargasāraḥ pratibhāti bhāvini”
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saviśeṣam -
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saviśeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saviśeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saviśeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- trivarga -
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trivarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāraḥ -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratibhā -
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pratibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhāvini -
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bhāvinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhāvin (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāvin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “tvayā manonirviṣayārthakāmayā yadeka eva pratigṛhya sevyate”
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- mano -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nirviṣayā -
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nirviṣaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirviṣaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nirviṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]nirviṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthakāmayā -
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arthakāmā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ka* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratigṛhya -
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pratigṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratigṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevyate -
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sevyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sev (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√sīv (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 1559 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.