Sanskrit quote nr. 1945 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपर्णैव लता सेव्या विद्वद्भिरिति मे मतिः ।
यया वृतः पुराणोऽपि स्थाणुः सूतेऽमृतं फलम् ॥aparṇaiva latā sevyā vidvadbhiriti me matiḥ |
yayā vṛtaḥ purāṇo'pi sthāṇuḥ sūte'mṛtaṃ phalam ||
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.
Aparna (aparṇa, अपर्ण, aparṇā, अपर्णा): defined in 4 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य, sevyā, सेव्या): defined in 11 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत): defined in 4 categories.
Purana (purāṇa, पुराण): defined in 25 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sthanu (sthāṇu, स्थाणु): defined in 11 categories.
Suta (sūta, सूत, sūtā, सूता): defined in 18 categories.
Suti (sūti, सूति): defined in 10 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “aparṇaiva latā sevyā vidvadbhiriti me matiḥ”
- aparṇai -
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aparṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aparṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aparṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sevyā* -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]√sīv -> sevyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
- vidvadbhir -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yayā vṛtaḥ purāṇo'pi sthāṇuḥ sūte'mṛtaṃ phalam”
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- vṛtaḥ -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- purāṇo' -
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purāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sthāṇuḥ -
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sthāṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthāṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūte' -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sūti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [locative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb], [locative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √su class 2 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √su class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]√sū (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1945 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.