Sanskrit quote nr. 2453 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमाययैव वर्तेत न कथंचन मायया ।
बुध्येतारिप्रयुक्तां च मायां नित्यं सुसंवृतः ॥amāyayaiva varteta na kathaṃcana māyayā |
budhyetāriprayuktāṃ ca māyāṃ nityaṃ susaṃvṛtaḥ ||
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.
Amayaya (amāyayā, अमायया): defined in 1 categories.
Amaya (amāyā, अमाया): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Maya (māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Aripra (अरिप्र): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (yuktā, युक्ता): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Susamvrita (susamvrta, susaṃvṛta, सुसंवृत): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy
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: “amāyayaiva varteta na kathaṃcana māyayā”
- amāyayai -
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amāyayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]amāyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- varteta -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- māyayā -
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māyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “budhyetāriprayuktāṃ ca māyāṃ nityaṃ susaṃvṛtaḥ”
- budhyetā -
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√budh (verb class 1)[optative passive third single]√budh (verb class 4)[optative middle third single], [optative passive third single]
- aripra -
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aripra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aripra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuktām -
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yuktā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māyām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[locative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mā (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- susaṃvṛtaḥ -
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susaṃvṛta (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 2453 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.