Sanskrit quote nr. 1737 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यं मनुष्यं हृदयेन कृत्वा अन्यं ततो दृष्टिभिराह्वयन्ति ।
अन्यत्र मुञ्चन्ति मदप्रसेकम् अन्यं शरीरेण च कामयन्ते ॥anyaṃ manuṣyaṃ hṛdayena kṛtvā anyaṃ tato dṛṣṭibhirāhvayanti |
anyatra muñcanti madaprasekam anyaṃ śarīreṇa ca kāmayante ||
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.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Manushya (manusya, manuṣya, मनुष्य): defined in 11 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Ahu (āhū, आहू): defined in 4 categories.
Ahva (āhva, आह्व): defined in 1 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Madapraseka (मदप्रसेक): defined in 1 categories.
Sharira (sarira, śarīra, शरीर): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 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: “anyaṃ manuṣyaṃ hṛdayena kṛtvā anyaṃ tato dṛṣṭibhirāhvayanti”
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- manuṣyam -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]manuṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hṛdayena -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- dṛṣṭibhir -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āhva -
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āhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]āhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayanti -
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ayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “anyatra muñcanti madaprasekam anyaṃ śarīreṇa ca kāmayante”
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- muñcanti -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- madaprasekam -
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madapraseka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śarīreṇa -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmayante -
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√kam (verb class 0)[present middle third 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 1737 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.