Sanskrit quote nr. 1757 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यथा वेदशास्त्राणि ज्ञानपाण्डित्यमन्यथा ।
अन्यथा तत्पदं शान्तं लोकाः क्लिश्यन्ति चान्यथा ॥anyathā vedaśāstrāṇi jñānapāṇḍityamanyathā |
anyathā tatpadaṃ śāntaṃ lokāḥ kliśyanti cānyathā ||
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.
Vedashastra (vedasastra, vedaśāstra, वेदशास्त्र): defined in 2 categories.
Jnana (jñāna, ज्ञान): defined in 17 categories.
Panditya (pāṇḍitya, पाण्डित्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tatpada (तत्पद): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 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 vedaśāstrāṇi jñānapāṇḍityamanyathā”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vedaśāstrāṇi -
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vedaśāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñāna -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍityam -
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pāṇḍitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “anyathā tatpadaṃ śāntaṃ lokāḥ kliśyanti cānyathā”
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatpadam -
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tatpada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tatpada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- lokāḥ -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kliśyanti -
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√kliś -> kliśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kliś class 4 verb]√kliś -> kliśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kliś class 4 verb]√kliś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- cānya -
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√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]√cam -> cānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √cam]ca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1757 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.