Sanskrit quote nr. 1606 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तःसारोऽपि निर्याति नूनमर्थितया सह ।
अन्यथा तदवस्थस्य महिमा केन देहिनाम् ॥antaḥsāro'pi niryāti nūnamarthitayā saha |
anyathā tadavasthasya mahimā kena dehinām ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Arthita (arthitā, अर्थिता): defined in 3 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Tadavastha (तदवस्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Mahima (mahimā, महिमा): defined in 10 categories.
Mahiman (महिमन्): defined in 4 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Dehin (देहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “antaḥsāro'pi niryāti nūnamarthitayā saha”
- antaḥsāro' -
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antaḥsāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- niryāti -
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niryāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arthitayā -
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arthitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “anyathā tadavasthasya mahimā kena dehinām”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tadavasthasya -
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tadavastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]tadavastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mahimā -
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mahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mahiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dehinām -
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dehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dehin (noun, neuter)[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 1606 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.