Sanskrit quote nr. 1565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन योगेन विवृद्धतेजा निजां परस्मै पदवीमयच्छन् ।
समाचराचारमुपात्तशस्त्रो जपोपवासाभिषवैर्मुनीनाम् ॥anena yogena vivṛddhatejā nijāṃ parasmai padavīmayacchan |
samācarācāramupāttaśastro japopavāsābhiṣavairmunīnām ||
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.
Yogena (योगेन): defined in 1 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Vivriddha (vivrddha, vivṛddha, विवृद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Teja (तेज, tejā, तेजा): defined in 11 categories.
Nija (nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Padavi (padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Samacara (samācara, समाचर, samācarā, समाचरा): defined in 8 categories.
Acara (ācāra, आचार): defined in 20 categories.
Upattashastra (upattasastra, upāttaśastra, उपात्तशस्त्र): defined in 1 categories.
Japa (जप, japā, जपा): defined in 14 categories.
Upavasa (upavāsa, उपवास): defined in 13 categories.
Abhishava (abhisava, abhiṣava, अभिषव): defined in 4 categories.
Muni (मुनि, munī, मुनी): defined in 18 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), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (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: “anena yogena vivṛddhatejā nijāṃ parasmai padavīmayacchan”
- 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]
- yogena -
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yogena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yoga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vivṛddha -
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vivṛddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vivṛddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tejā* -
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teja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tejā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nijām -
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nijā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parasmai -
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para (noun, masculine)[dative single]para (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- padavīm -
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padavī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayacchan -
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√yam (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “samācarācāramupāttaśastro japopavāsābhiṣavairmunīnām”
- samācarā -
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samācara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samācara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samācarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ācāram -
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ācāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- upāttaśastro* -
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upāttaśastra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- japo -
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japa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]japa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]japā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upavāsā -
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upavāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhiṣavair -
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abhiṣava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]abhiṣava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- munīnām -
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muni (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]muni (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]munī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 1565 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.