Sanskrit quote nr. 2528 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतं भुज्यते विद्ये भवतीमाश्रितैः परम् ।
अन्ये तु बत दूयन्ते संसरन्त इतस्ततः ॥amṛtaṃ bhujyate vidye bhavatīmāśritaiḥ param |
anye tu bata dūyante saṃsaranta itastataḥ ||
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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Vidya (विद्य, vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित): defined in 13 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “amṛtaṃ bhujyate vidye bhavatīmāśritaiḥ param”
- amṛtam -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhujyate -
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√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√bhuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- vidye -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vid (verb class 2)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive first single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive first single]
- bhavatīm -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āśritaiḥ -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āśrita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “anye tu bata dūyante saṃsaranta itastataḥ”
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūyante -
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√du (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√du (verb class 4)[present passive third plural]√du (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√dū (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saranta* -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb]
- itastataḥ -
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itastataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 2528 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.