Sanskrit quote nr. 1822 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येनापि स्वमांसेन छिद्यमानेन दूयते ।
तथापि परमांसानि स्वादूनीति समश्नुते ॥anyenāpi svamāṃsena chidyamānena dūyate |
tathāpi paramāṃsāni svādūnīti samaśnute ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Chid (छिद्): defined in 2 categories.
Amana (amāna, अमान): defined in 5 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Parama (paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Sanin (sānin, सानिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Svadu (svādu, स्वादु): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 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, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “anyenāpi svamāṃsena chidyamānena dūyate”
- anyenā -
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anya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- svamāṃsena -
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svamāṃsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- chidya -
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√chid -> chidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]√chid -> chidya (absolutive)[absolutive from √chid]chid (noun, masculine)[locative single]chid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- amānena -
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amāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dūyate -
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√du (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√du (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√du (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√dū (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√dū (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “tathāpi paramāṃsāni svādūnīti samaśnute”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- paramāṃ -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sāni -
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sānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svādūnī -
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svādu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aśnute -
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√aś (verb class 5)[present middle 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 1822 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.