Sanskrit quote nr. 205 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैर् विविधैराप्तदक्षिणैः ।
न तत् फलमवाप्नोति तीर्थार्थे गमनेन यत् ॥agniṣṭomādibhiryajñair vividhairāptadakṣiṇaiḥ |
na tat phalamavāpnoti tīrthārthe gamanena yat ||
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.
Agnishtoma (agnistoma, agniṣṭoma, अग्निष्टोम): defined in 5 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Vividha (विविध): defined in 7 categories.
Aptadakshina (aptadaksina, āptadakṣiṇa, आप्तदक्षिण): defined in 1 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Tirtha (tīrtha, तीर्थ): defined in 15 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Gamana (गमन): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “agniṣṭomādibhiryajñair vividhairāptadakṣiṇaiḥ”
- agniṣṭomād -
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agniṣṭoma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yajñair -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vividhair -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vividha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āptadakṣiṇaiḥ -
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āptadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āptadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “na tat phalamavāpnoti tīrthārthe gamanena yat”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- tīrthā -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gamanena -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gamana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 205 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.