Sanskrit quote nr. 2259 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभावे पट्टसूत्रस्य हारिणी स्नायुरिष्यते ।
गुणार्थमथवा ग्राह्याः स्नायवो महिषीगवाम् ॥abhāve paṭṭasūtrasya hāriṇī snāyuriṣyate |
guṇārthamathavā grāhyāḥ snāyavo mahiṣīgavām ||
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.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Pattasutra (paṭṭasūtra, पट्टसूत्र): defined in 3 categories.
Harini (hāriṇī, हारिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (hāri, हारि): defined in 25 categories.
Snayu (snāyu, स्नायु): defined in 9 categories.
Ishyat (isyat, iṣyat, इष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य, grāhyā, ग्राह्या): defined in 11 categories.
Mahishi (mahisi, mahiṣi, महिषि, mahiṣī, महिषी): defined in 13 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “abhāve paṭṭasūtrasya hāriṇī snāyuriṣyate”
- abhāve -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- paṭṭasūtrasya -
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paṭṭasūtra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- hāriṇī -
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hāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hāri (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- snāyur -
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snāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√snā (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- iṣyate -
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√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “guṇārthamathavā grāhyāḥ snāyavo mahiṣīgavām”
- guṇā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- grāhyāḥ -
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grāhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]√grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
- snāyavo* -
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snāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahiṣī -
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mahiṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahiṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 2259 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.