Sanskrit quote nr. 1850 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यश्वसिताशनैः फणधरैराविश्य सत्त्वान्बहिर् भुञ्जानैः परिचारकैस्तृणगणैरानन्दिना नन्दिना ।
भिक्षान्नोपचितैश्च दारतनयैः पुष्णाति विश्वानि यः स स्वामी मम दैवतं तदितरो नाम्नापि नाम्नायते ॥

anyonyaśvasitāśanaiḥ phaṇadharairāviśya sattvānbahir bhuñjānaiḥ paricārakaistṛṇagaṇairānandinā nandinā |
bhikṣānnopacitaiśca dāratanayaiḥ puṣṇāti viśvāni yaḥ sa svāmī mama daivataṃ taditaro nāmnāpi nāmnāyate ||

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.

Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Shvasita (svasita, śvasita, श्वसित, śvasitā, श्वसिता): defined in 3 categories.
Phanadhara (phaṇadhara, फणधर): defined in 3 categories.
Avi (āvī, आवी): defined in 9 categories.
Au (औ): defined in 9 categories.
Paricaraka (paricāraka, परिचारक): defined in 10 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Anandi (ānandi, आनन्दि): defined in 7 categories.
Anandin (ānandin, आनन्दिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Nandi (नन्दि): defined in 21 categories.
Bhikshanna (bhiksanna, bhikṣānna, भिक्षान्न): defined in 2 categories.
Upacita (उपचित): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dara (dāra, दार): defined in 13 categories.
Tanaya (तनय): defined in 8 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Daivata (दैवत): defined in 5 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Namna (nāmnā, नाम्ना): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayata (अयत, ayatā, अयता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “anyonyaśvasitāśanaiḥ phaṇadharairāviśya sattvānbahir bhuñjānaiḥ paricārakaistṛṇagaṇairānandinā nandinā”
anyonya -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyonya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śvasitā -
śvasita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvasita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvasitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śvas -> śvasita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas -> śvasita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas -> śvasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śvas class 2 verb]

√śvas (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
aśanaiḥ -
aśana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

aśana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
phaṇadharair -
phaṇadhara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
āvi -
āvī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

au (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

au (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āvi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śya -
√śā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
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paricārakais -
paricāraka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tṛṇa -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇair -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ānandinā -
ānandi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ānandin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ānandin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nandinā -
nandi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nandin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nandin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “bhikṣānnopacitaiśca dāratanayaiḥ puṣṇāti viśvāni yaḥ sa svāmī mama daivataṃ taditaro nāmnāpi nāmnāyate”
bhikṣānno -
bhikṣānna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
upacitaiś -
upacita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

upacita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāra -
dāra (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tanayaiḥ -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tanaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
puṣṇāti -
√puṣ (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
viśvāni -
viśva (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svāmī -
svāmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
daivatam -
daivata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daivata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
itaro* -
itara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāmnā -
nāmnā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nāmnā -
nāmnā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ayate -
ayat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ayat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

ayata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ayata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ayatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ayati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√yat (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1850 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.

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Last Updated: 25 April, 2019