Sanskrit quote nr. 1825 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्येयं रूपसंपत्तिर् अन्या वैदग्ध्यधोरणी ।
नैषा नलिनपत्राक्षी सृष्टिः साधारणी विधेः ॥anyeyaṃ rūpasaṃpattir anyā vaidagdhyadhoraṇī |
naiṣā nalinapatrākṣī sṛṣṭiḥ sādhāraṇī vidheḥ ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Eya (एय): defined in 2 categories.
Rupasampatti (rūpasampatti, रूपसम्पत्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Vaidagdhya (वैदग्ध्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dhorani (dhoraṇi, धोरणि, dhoraṇī, धोरणी): defined in 4 categories.
Naisha (naisa, naiṣa, नैष): defined in 2 categories.
Nalina (नलिन): defined in 7 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Sadharani (sādhāraṇī, साधारणी): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “anyeyaṃ rūpasaṃpattir anyā vaidagdhyadhoraṇī”
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eyam -
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√i -> eya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- rūpasampattir -
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rūpasampatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anyā* -
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anī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√an (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- vaidagdhya -
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vaidagdhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhoraṇī -
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dhoraṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhoraṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “naiṣā nalinapatrākṣī sṛṣṭiḥ sādhāraṇī vidheḥ”
- naiṣā* -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nalina -
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nalina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rā -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣī -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sṛṣṭiḥ -
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sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sādhāraṇī -
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sādhāraṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vidheḥ -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second 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 1825 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.