Sanskrit quote nr. 793 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथाश्वानां जन्मदेशान् प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः ।
उत्तमानां च मध्यानां हीनानां यत्र संभवः ॥athāśvānāṃ janmadeśān pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ |
uttamānāṃ ca madhyānāṃ hīnānāṃ yatra saṃbhavaḥ ||
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.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व, aśvā, अश्वा): defined in 16 categories.
Janmada (जन्मद, janmadā, जन्मदा): defined in 1 categories.
Isha (isa, īśa, ईश): defined in 15 categories.
Prava (प्रव): defined in 2 categories.
Anupurvashah (anupurvasah, anupūrvaśaḥ, अनुपूर्वशः): defined in 1 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम, uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन, hīnā, हीना): defined in 14 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Prakrit, Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (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: “athāśvānāṃ janmadeśān pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aśvānām -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]aśvā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- janmade -
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janmada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]janmada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janmadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśān -
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īśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣyām -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- anupūrvaśaḥ -
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anupūrvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “uttamānāṃ ca madhyānāṃ hīnānāṃ yatra saṃbhavaḥ”
- uttamānām -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]uttama (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]uttamā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhyānām -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]madhya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]madhyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hīnānām -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hīna (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]hīnā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √hā class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hā class 3 verb]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sambhavaḥ -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sambhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sambhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 793 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.