Sanskrit quote nr. 1709 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नं संप्रोक्ष्य गायत्र्या सत्यं त्वर्तेति मन्त्रतः ।
ऋतं त्वेति च सायं तु परिषिञ्चेत् प्रदक्षिणम् ॥annaṃ saṃprokṣya gāyatryā satyaṃ tvarteti mantrataḥ |
ṛtaṃ tveti ca sāyaṃ tu pariṣiñcet pradakṣiṇam ||
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.
Anna (अन्न): defined in 18 categories.
Gayatri (gāyatrī, गायत्री): defined in 15 categories.
Gayatrya (gāyatryā, गायत्र्या): defined in 1 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Pradakshinam (pradaksinam, pradakṣiṇam, प्रदक्षिणम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pradakshina (pradaksina, pradakṣiṇa, प्रदक्षिण): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “annaṃ saṃprokṣya gāyatryā satyaṃ tvarteti mantrataḥ”
- annam -
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anna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]annā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse samprokṣya*gā
- gāyatryā -
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gāyatrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gāyatryā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvarte -
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√tvar -> tvarta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [locative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tvarta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tvar class 1 verb], [locative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tvartā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tvar class 1 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mantrataḥ -
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mantrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ṛtaṃ tveti ca sāyaṃ tu pariṣiñcet pradakṣiṇam”
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tve -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]tva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse pariṣiñcet*pr
- pradakṣiṇam -
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pradakṣiṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1709 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.