Sanskrit quote nr. 7079 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपनयति मसिं पत्त्रं चेदं लिखामि किमत्र वा ।
त्वमिति विनयभ्रंशो यूयं त्विति प्रणयक्षतिः ॥upanayati masiṃ pattraṃ cedaṃ likhāmi kimatra vā |
tvamiti vinayabhraṃśo yūyaṃ tviti praṇayakṣatiḥ ||
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.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Pattra (पत्त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ced (चेद्): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vinaya (विनय): defined in 15 categories.
Bhramsha (bhramsa, bhraṃśa, भ्रंश): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Kshati (ksati, kṣati, क्षति): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jainism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (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: “upanayati masiṃ pattraṃ cedaṃ likhāmi kimatra vā”
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nayati -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nay (verb class 1)[present active third single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sim -
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si (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pattram -
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pattra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ced -
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ced (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ced (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- likhāmi -
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√likh (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “tvamiti vinayabhraṃśo yūyaṃ tviti praṇayakṣatiḥ”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vinaya -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vinaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhraṃśo* -
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bhraṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yūyam -
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√yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative plural]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- praṇaya -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣatiḥ -
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kṣati (noun, feminine)[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 7079 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.