Sanskrit quote nr. 422 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञातनामवर्णेष्व् आत्मापि ययार्प्यते धनांशेन ।
तस्या अपि सद्भावं मृगयन्ते मोघसंकल्पाः ॥ajñātanāmavarṇeṣv ātmāpi yayārpyate dhanāṃśena |
tasyā api sadbhāvaṃ mṛgayante moghasaṃkalpāḥ ||
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.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Sadbhava (sadbhāva, सद्भाव): defined in 4 categories.
Mrigayas (mrgayas, mṛgayas, मृगयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mogha (मोघ): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “ajñātanāmavarṇeṣv ātmāpi yayārpyate dhanāṃśena”
- Cannot analyse ajñātanāmavarṇeṣv*āt
- ātmā -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- yayā -
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yā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[instrumental single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- arpyate -
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√ṛ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- dhanāṃ -
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dhā (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śena -
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śa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tasyā api sadbhāvaṃ mṛgayante moghasaṃkalpāḥ”
- tasyā*a -
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sā (noun, feminine)[dative single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sadbhāvam -
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sadbhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mṛgayan -
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mṛgayas (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mogha -
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mogha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mogha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkalpāḥ -
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saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 422 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.