Sanskrit quote nr. 2133 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्यनारभमाणस्य विभोरुत्पादिताः परैः ।
व्रजन्ति गुणतामर्थाः शब्दा इव विहायसः ॥apyanārabhamāṇasya vibhorutpāditāḥ paraiḥ |
vrajanti guṇatāmarthāḥ śabdā iva vihāyasaḥ ||
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.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nara (nāra, नार): defined in 18 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Utpadita (utpādita, उत्पादित, utpāditā, उत्पादिता): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Gunata (guṇatā, गुणता): defined in 2 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vihayas (vihāyas, विहायस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vihayasa (vihāyasa, विहायस): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaiva philosophy, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Buddhism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “apyanārabhamāṇasya vibhorutpāditāḥ paraiḥ”
- apya -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāra -
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nāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bham -
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bha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- āṇa -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√aṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vibhor -
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vibhā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]vibhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- utpāditāḥ -
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utpādita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utpāditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paraiḥ -
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para (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “vrajanti guṇatāmarthāḥ śabdā iva vihāyasaḥ”
- vrajanti -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- guṇatām -
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guṇatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- arthāḥ -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śabdā* -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vihāyasaḥ -
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vihāyas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vihāyas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vihāyasa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2133 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.