Sanskrit quote nr. 726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्राशितं शयितमत्र निपीतमत्र सायं तया सह मया विधिवञ्चितेन ।
इत्यादि हन्त परिचिन्तयतो वनान्ते ॥atrāśitaṃ śayitamatra nipītamatra sāyaṃ tayā saha mayā vidhivañcitena |
ityādi hanta paricintayato vanānte ||
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.
Atra (अत्र, atrā, अत्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Nipita (nipīta, निपीत): defined in 2 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vancita (vañcita, वञ्चित): defined in 8 categories.
Ityadi (ityādi, इत्यादि): defined in 4 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Vananta (vanānta, वनान्त, vanāntā, वनान्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “atrāśitaṃ śayitamatra nipītamatra sāyaṃ tayā saha mayā vidhivañcitena”
- atrā -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśitam -
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aśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śayitam -
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śayita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śayita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śayitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śī -> śayita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]√śī -> śayita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nipītam -
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nipīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nipīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nipītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidhi -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vañcitena -
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vañcita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vañcita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√vañc -> vañcita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vañc]√vañc -> vañcita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vañc]
- Line 2: “ityādi hanta paricintayato vanānte”
- ityādi -
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ityādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ityādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ityādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cintayato* -
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√cint (verb class 10)[present active third dual]
- vanānte -
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vanānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 726 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.