Sanskrit quote nr. 1568 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेन सर्वार्थिकृतार्थिता कृता हृतार्थिनौ कामगवीसुरद्रुमौ ।
मिथःपयःसेचनपल्लवाशनैः प्रदाय दानव्यसनं समाप्नुतम् ॥anena sarvārthikṛtārthitā kṛtā hṛtārthinau kāmagavīsuradrumau |
mithaḥpayaḥsecanapallavāśanaiḥ pradāya dānavyasanaṃ samāpnutam ||
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.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Arthita (arthitā, अर्थिता): defined in 3 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत, hṛtā, हृता): defined in 6 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Kamagavi (kāmagavī, कामगवी): defined in 1 categories.
Suradruma (सुरद्रुम): defined in 3 categories.
Mithah (mithaḥ, मिथः): defined in 2 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Secana (सेचन): defined in 6 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Pradaya (pradāya, प्रदाय): defined in 3 categories.
Danavi (dānavī, दानवी): defined in 2 categories.
Asana (असन): defined in 23 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 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, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, 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 sarvārthikṛtārthitā kṛtā hṛtārthinau kāmagavīsuradrumau”
- 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]
- sarvā -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārthi -
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ārthī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- arthitā -
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arthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√arth (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kṛtā* -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- hṛtā -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- arthinau -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāmagavī -
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kāmagavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- suradrumau -
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suradruma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “mithaḥpayaḥsecanapallavāśanaiḥ pradāya dānavyasanaṃ samāpnutam”
- mithaḥ -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- payaḥ -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- secana -
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secana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]secana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pallavā -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśanaiḥ -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pradāya -
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pradāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, masculine)[dative single]prada (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- dānavya -
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dānavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- asanam -
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asana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√san (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnutam -
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√āp (verb class 5)[imperfect active second dual], [imperative active second dual]
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 1568 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.