Sanskrit quote nr. 490 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अणुरप्यसतां सङ्गः सद्गुणं हन्ति विस्तृतम् ।
गुणरुपान्तरं याति तक्रयोगाद्यथा पयः ॥aṇurapyasatāṃ saṅgaḥ sadguṇaṃ hanti vistṛtam |
guṇarupāntaraṃ yāti takrayogādyathā payaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Vistritam (vistrtam, vistṛtam, विस्तृतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vistrita (vistrta, vistṛta, विस्तृत): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Rupa (रुप): defined in 25 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Takra (takrā, तक्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Adin (ādin, आदिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 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), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “aṇurapyasatāṃ saṅgaḥ sadguṇaṃ hanti vistṛtam”
- aṇur -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- saṅgaḥ -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadguṇam -
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sadguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sadguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vistṛtam -
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vistṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vistṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vistṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vistṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “guṇarupāntaraṃ yāti takrayogādyathā payaḥ”
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rupān -
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rupa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- takrayo -
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takrā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ādya -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ad]√ad -> ādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ad]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- payaḥ -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 490 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.