Sanskrit quote nr. 668 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यपूर्वस्य रागस्य पूर्वपक्षाय पल्लवाः ।
पद्मानि पादयुग्मस्य प्रत्युदाहरणानि च ॥atyapūrvasya rāgasya pūrvapakṣāya pallavāḥ |
padmāni pādayugmasya pratyudāharaṇāni ca ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Purvapaksha (purvapaksa, pūrvapakṣa, पूर्वपक्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Pratyudaharana (pratyudāharaṇa, प्रत्युदाहरण): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil
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: “atyapūrvasya rāgasya pūrvapakṣāya pallavāḥ”
- atya -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√at -> atya (absolutive)[absolutive from √at]
- apūrvasya -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- rāgasya -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- pūrvapakṣāya -
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pūrvapakṣa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- pallavāḥ -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “padmāni pādayugmasya pratyudāharaṇāni ca”
- padmāni -
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padma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugmasya -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yugma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pratyudāharaṇāni -
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pratyudāharaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 668 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.