Sanskrit quote nr. 2393 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभ्यासेनान्यसंचारो ह्यभ्यासेनान्यरूपता ।
अभ्यासेन समुत्क्रान्तिर् अभ्यासेनाणिमादयः ॥

abhyāsenānyasaṃcāro hyabhyāsenānyarūpatā |
abhyāsena samutkrāntir abhyāsenāṇimādayaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Abhyasa (abhyāsa, अभ्यास): defined in 16 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Anyarupa (anyarūpa, अन्यरूप): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Kranti (krānti, क्रान्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Animan (aṇiman, अणिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Adaya (अदय): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

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: “abhyāsenānyasaṃcāro hyabhyāsenānyarūpatā
  • abhyāsenā -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • asañcāro* -
  • asañcāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhyāsenā -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anyarūpa -
  • anyarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhyāsena samutkrāntir abhyāsenāṇimādayaḥ
  • abhyāsena -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • krāntir -
  • krānti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyāsenā -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṇimā -
  • aṇiman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṇiman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adayaḥ -
  • adaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2393 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.

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