Sanskrit quote nr. 1762 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यथैव हि सौहार्दं भवेत्स्वच्छान्तरात्मनः ।
प्रवर्ततेऽन्यथा वाणी शाठ्योपहतचेतसः ॥anyathaiva hi sauhārdaṃ bhavetsvacchāntarātmanaḥ |
pravartate'nyathā vāṇī śāṭhyopahatacetasaḥ ||
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.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sauharda (sauhārda, सौहार्द): defined in 4 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Shathya (sathya, śāṭhya, शाठ्य, śāṭhyā, शाठ्या): defined in 7 categories.
Upahata (उपहत): defined in 5 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): 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: “anyathaiva hi sauhārdaṃ bhavetsvacchāntarātmanaḥ”
- 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]
- sauhārdam -
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sauhārda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sauhārda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- svacchān -
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svaccha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tarāt -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pravartate'nyathā vāṇī śāṭhyopahatacetasaḥ”
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te' -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- anyathā -
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anyathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāṭhyo -
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śāṭhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]√śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]√śaṭh -> śāṭhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]
- upahata -
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upahata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upahata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cetasaḥ -
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cetas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
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 1762 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.