Sanskrit quote nr. 652 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यन्तकृष्णः स विनिर्मलस्त्वं स वामनः सर्वत उन्नतोऽसि ।
जनार्दनो यत् स दयापरस्त्वं विष्णुः कथं वीर तवोपमानम् ॥atyantakṛṣṇaḥ sa vinirmalastvaṃ sa vāmanaḥ sarvata unnato'si |
janārdano yat sa dayāparastvaṃ viṣṇuḥ kathaṃ vīra tavopamānam ||
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.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Vinirmala (विनिर्मल): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vamana (vāmana, वामन): defined in 21 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Janardana (janārdana, जनार्दन): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Daya (dayā, दया): defined in 13 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Upamana (upamāna, उपमान): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “atyantakṛṣṇaḥ sa vinirmalastvaṃ sa vāmanaḥ sarvata unnato'si”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛṣṇaḥ -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vinirmalas -
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vinirmala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāmanaḥ -
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vāmana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvata* -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- unnato' -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- Line 2: “janārdano yat sa dayāparastvaṃ viṣṇuḥ kathaṃ vīra tavopamānam”
- janārdano* -
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janārdana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dayā -
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dayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√de (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aparas -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- viṣṇuḥ -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tavo -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- upamānam -
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upamāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 652 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.