Sanskrit quote nr. 486 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अणुभ्यश्च महद्भ्यश्च शास्त्रेभ्यः कुशलो नरः ।
सर्वत्ः सारमादद्यात् पुष्पेभ्य इव षट्पदः ॥aṇubhyaśca mahadbhyaśca śāstrebhyaḥ kuśalo naraḥ |
sarvatḥ sāramādadyāt puṣpebhya iva ṣaṭpadaḥ ||
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.
Anu (aṇu, अणु): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Adadi (ādadi, आददि): defined in 3 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shatpad (satpad, ṣaṭpad, षट्पद्): defined in 1 categories.
Shatpada (satpada, ṣaṭpada, षट्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “aṇubhyaśca mahadbhyaśca śāstrebhyaḥ kuśalo naraḥ”
- aṇubhyaś -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]aṇu (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahadbhyaś -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstrebhyaḥ -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- kuśalo* -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “sarvatḥ sāramādadyāt puṣpebhya iva ṣaṭpadaḥ”
- Cannot analyse sarvatḥ*sā
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- ādadyā -
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ādadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- puṣpebhya* -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṣaṭpadaḥ -
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ṣaṭpad (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṣaṭpad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṣaṭpada (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 486 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.