Sanskrit quote nr. 1791 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यानि शास्त्राणि विनोदमात्रं प्राप्तेषु कालेषु न तैश्च किंचित् ।
चिकित्सितज्योतिषमन्त्रवादाः पदे पदे प्रत्ययमावहन्ति ॥anyāni śāstrāṇi vinodamātraṃ prāpteṣu kāleṣu na taiśca kiṃcit |
cikitsitajyotiṣamantravādāḥ pade pade pratyayamāvahanti ||
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.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Vinoda (विनोद): defined in 9 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Cikitsita (चिकित्सित): defined in 2 categories.
Jyotisha (jyotisa, jyotiṣa, ज्योतिष): defined in 11 categories.
Jyotis (ज्योतिस्): defined in 9 categories.
Antra (अन्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vada (vāda, वाद, vādā, वादा): defined in 17 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Padi (पदि): defined in 7 categories.
Pad (पद्): defined in 4 categories.
Pratyaya (प्रत्यय): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anyāni śāstrāṇi vinodamātraṃ prāpteṣu kāleṣu na taiśca kiṃcit”
- anyāni -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śāstrāṇi -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vinodam -
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vinoda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpteṣu -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]prāpta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- kāleṣu -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kāla (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taiś -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiñcit -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “cikitsitajyotiṣamantravādāḥ pade pade pratyayamāvahanti”
- cikitsita -
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cikitsita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cikitsita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)[compound from √cit]√cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)[compound from √cit]√cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √cit]√cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √cit]
- jyotiṣam -
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jyotiṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jyotiṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jyotiṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]jyotis (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- antra -
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antra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vādāḥ -
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vāda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vādā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pade -
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pada (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pad (noun, masculine)[dative single]√pad (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pratyayam -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āva -
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√av (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]āva (Preverb)[Preverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third 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 1791 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.