Sanskrit quote nr. 6514 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तरेण किमात्मैव पञ्चबाणाग्निसाक्षिकम् ।
तव सख्यै मया दत्तो न सेव्यः सेविता रहः ॥uttareṇa kimātmaiva pañcabāṇāgnisākṣikam |
tava sakhyai mayā datto na sevyaḥ sevitā rahaḥ ||
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.
Uttarena (uttareṇa, उत्तरेण): defined in 1 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 25 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Pancabana (pañcabāṇa, पञ्चबाण): defined in 5 categories.
Agnisakshika (agnisaksika, agnisākṣika, अग्निसाक्षिक): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sevya (सेव्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sevita (सेवित, sevitā, सेविता): defined in 8 categories.
Rahah (rahaḥ, रहः): defined in 1 categories.
Rahas (रहस्): defined in 5 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Sikhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “uttareṇa kimātmaiva pañcabāṇāgnisākṣikam”
- uttareṇa -
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uttareṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]uttara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātmai -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pañcabāṇā -
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pañcabāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- agnisākṣikam -
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agnisākṣika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agnisākṣika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agnisākṣikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tava sakhyai mayā datto na sevyaḥ sevitā rahaḥ”
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sakhyai -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- datto* -
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datta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevyaḥ -
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sevya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sev -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sīv]
- sevitā* -
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sevita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sev -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]√sīv -> sevitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
- rahaḥ -
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rahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]raha (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 6514 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.