Sanskrit quote nr. 1753 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यथा चिन्तिता ह्यर्था नरैस्तात मनस्विभिः ।
अन्यथैव हि गच्छन्ति दैवादिति मतिर्मम ॥anyathā cintitā hyarthā naraistāta manasvibhiḥ |
anyathaiva hi gacchanti daivāditi matirmama ||
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.
Anyatha (anyathā, अन्यथा): defined in 7 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित, cintitā, चिन्तिता): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Manasvin (मनस्विन्): defined in 7 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Daivat (daivāt, दैवात्): defined in 3 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 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: “anyathā cintitā hyarthā naraistāta manasvibhiḥ”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cintitā* -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cintitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- arthā* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- narais -
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nara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- manasvibhiḥ -
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manasvin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]manasvin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “anyathaiva hi gacchanti daivāditi matirmama”
- anyathai -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- daivād -
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daivāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- matir -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second 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 1753 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.