Sanskrit quote nr. 1903 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपथेनैव यो योगाद् अधः सारायते स्वयम् ।
नीचोपसर्पणवशात् स पतेद् वंशवानपि ॥apathenaiva yo yogād adhaḥ sārāyate svayam |
nīcopasarpaṇavaśāt sa pated vaṃśavānapi ||
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.
Apatha (अपथ): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Nica (nīcā, नीचा, nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Upasarpana (upasarpaṇa, उपसर्पण): defined in 7 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “apathenaiva yo yogād adhaḥ sārāyate svayam”
- apathenai -
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apatha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]apatha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yogād -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sārāya -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “nīcopasarpaṇavaśāt sa pated vaṃśavānapi”
- nīco -
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nīcā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nīca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nīcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upasarpaṇa -
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upasarpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśāt -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pated -
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√pat (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vaṃśa -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 1903 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.