Sanskrit quote nr. 1867 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्वग्राहि मया प्रेयान् निशि स्वोपनयादिति ।
न विप्रलभते तावद् आलीरियमलीकवाक् ॥anvagrāhi mayā preyān niśi svopanayāditi |
na vipralabhate tāvad ālīriyamalīkavāk ||
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.
Anvak (अन्वक्): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Preyas (प्रेयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Upanaya (उपनय): defined in 5 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Ri (rī, री): defined in 7 categories.
Alika (alīka, अलीक): defined in 5 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “anvagrāhi mayā preyān niśi svopanayāditi”
- anvag -
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anvak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāhi -
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√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- preyān -
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preyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√prā -> preya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb]√prā -> preya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √prā class 2 verb]√pre -> preya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> preya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> preya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √prī class 4 verb], [ablative single from √prī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √prī class 9 verb], [ablative single from √prī class 9 verb]√prī -> preya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √prī class 4 verb], [ablative single from √prī class 9 verb]√pre (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- svo -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]svā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upanayād -
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upanaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “na vipralabhate tāvad ālīriyamalīkavāk”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ālīr -
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āli (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- riyam -
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rī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alīka -
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alīka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alīka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāk -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 1867 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.