Sanskrit quote nr. 494 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अणोरणीयान् महतो महीयान् योगे वियोगे दिवसोऽङ्गनायाः ।
यज्ञोपवीतं परमं पवित्रं स्पृष्ट्वा सखे सत्यमिदं ब्रवीमि ॥aṇoraṇīyān mahato mahīyān yoge viyoge divaso'ṅganāyāḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ spṛṣṭvā sakhe satyamidaṃ bravīmi ||
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.
Aniyas (aṇīyas, अणीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahiyas (mahīyas, महीयस्): defined in 2 categories.
Yoga (योग, yogā, योगा): defined in 26 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Yajnopavita (yajñopavīta, यज्ञोपवीत): defined in 10 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Pavitra (पवित्र): defined in 14 categories.
Satyam (सत्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Satya (सत्य): defined in 20 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “aṇoraṇīyān mahato mahīyān yoge viyoge divaso'ṅganāyāḥ”
- aṇor -
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aṇu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aṇīyān -
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aṇīyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahato* -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mahat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- mahīyān -
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mahīyas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yoge -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viyoge -
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viyoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- divaso' -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅganāyāḥ -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ spṛṣṭvā sakhe satyamidaṃ bravīmi”
- yajñopavītam -
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yajñopavīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pavitram -
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pavitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pavitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pavitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- spṛṣṭvā -
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√spṛś -> spṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √spṛś]
- sakhe -
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sakha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sakhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bravīmi -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present active first 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 494 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.