Sanskrit quote nr. 2019 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि चिन्तामणिश्चिन्तापरिश्रममपेक्षते ।
इदं त्वचिन्तितं मन्ये कृतमाश्चर्यमार्यया ॥api cintāmaṇiścintāpariśramamapekṣate |
idaṃ tvacintitaṃ manye kṛtamāścaryamāryayā ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Cintamani (cintāmaṇi, चिन्तामणि): defined in 19 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Parishrama (parisrama, pariśrama, परिश्रम): defined in 6 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Acintita (अचिन्तित): defined in 4 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Ashcaryam (ascaryam, āścaryam, आश्चर्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashcarya (ascarya, āścarya, आश्चर्य): defined in 10 categories.
Arya (āryā, आर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, India history, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism
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: “api cintāmaṇiścintāpariśramamapekṣate”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cintāmaṇiś -
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cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pariśramam -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ape -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]apā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣate -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “idaṃ tvacintitaṃ manye kṛtamāścaryamāryayā”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- acintitam -
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acintita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acintita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acintitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- āścaryam -
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āścaryam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āścarya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āścarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āścaryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āryayā -
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āryā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 2019 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.