Sanskrit quote nr. 1858 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योन्यस्याव्यभीचारो भवेदामरणान्तिकः ।
एष धर्मः समासेन ज्ञेयः मत्रीपुंसयोः परः ॥anyonyasyāvyabhīcāro bhavedāmaraṇāntikaḥ |
eṣa dharmaḥ samāsena jñeyaḥ matrīpuṃsayoḥ paraḥ ||
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.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Avya (अव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Abhicara (abhīcāra, अभीचार): defined in 9 categories.
Amaranantika (āmaraṇāntika, आमरणान्तिक): defined in 1 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Samasa (samāsa, समास): defined in 10 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 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, Hinduism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, 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: “anyonyasyāvyabhīcāro bhavedāmaraṇāntikaḥ”
- anyonyasyā -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- avya -
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avi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]avya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[locative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
- abhīcāro* -
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abhīcāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- āmaraṇāntikaḥ -
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āmaraṇāntika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “eṣa dharmaḥ samāsena jñeyaḥ matrīpuṃsayoḥ paraḥ”
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samāsena -
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samāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jñeyaḥ -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- mat -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- puṃsayo -
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√puṃs (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paraḥ -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1858 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.