Sanskrit quote nr. 1870 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्विष्यद्भिरयं चिरात् कथमपि प्रार्थ्येत यद्यर्थिभिर् नाथ त्वं पुनरर्थिनः प्रतिदिनं यत्नात् समन्विष्यसि ।
प्राप्तौ चिन्तितमात्रकं दददसौ चिन्तातिरिक्तप्रदं त्वामालोक्य विदीर्यते यदि न तद्ग्रावैव चिन्तामणिः ॥anviṣyadbhirayaṃ cirāt kathamapi prārthyeta yadyarthibhir nātha tvaṃ punararthinaḥ pratidinaṃ yatnāt samanviṣyasi |
prāptau cintitamātrakaṃ dadadasau cintātiriktapradaṃ tvāmālokya vidīryate yadi na tadgrāvaiva cintāmaṇiḥ ||
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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.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prarthin (prārthin, प्रार्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prarthya (prārthya, प्रार्थ्य, prārthyā, प्रार्थ्या): defined in 2 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Tva (त्व, tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Punararthin (पुनरर्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित): defined in 6 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Atirikta (अतिरिक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Alokya (ālokya, आलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Gravan (grāvan, ग्रावन्): defined in 4 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “anviṣyadbhirayaṃ cirāt kathamapi prārthyeta yadyarthibhir nātha tvaṃ punararthinaḥ pratidinaṃ yatnāt samanviṣyasi”
- anvi -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣyadbhir -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √iṣ class 4 verb]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cirāt -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prārthye -
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prārthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prārthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prārthya (noun, masculine)[locative single]prārthya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prārthyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- arthibhir -
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arthin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]arthin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- punararthinaḥ -
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punararthin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]punararthin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatnāt -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- samanvi -
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samanu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iṣyasi -
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√iṣ (verb class 4)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “prāptau cintitamātrakaṃ dadadasau cintātiriktapradaṃ tvāmālokya vidīryate yadi na tadgrāvaiva cintāmaṇiḥ”
- prāptau -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- cintitam -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cintita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cintitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātra -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dadada -
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√dad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single]
- sau -
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si (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- atirikta -
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atirikta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atirikta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradam -
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prada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pradā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ālokya -
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ālokya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vidī -
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vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iryate -
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√ir (verb class 6)[present passive third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- grāvai -
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grāvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]grāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- cintāmaṇiḥ -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 1870 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.