Sanskrit quote nr. 8096 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एवमन्योन्यसंचारं षड्गुण्यं योऽनुपश्यति ।
स बुद्धिनिगलैर् बद्धैर् इष्टं क्रीडति पार्थिवैः ॥evamanyonyasaṃcāraṃ ṣaḍguṇyaṃ yo'nupaśyati |
sa buddhinigalair baddhair iṣṭaṃ krīḍati pārthivaiḥ ||
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.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Gunya (guṇya, गुण्य): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Nigala (निगल): defined in 5 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Ishtam (istam, iṣṭam, इष्टम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Kridat (krīḍat, क्रीडत्): defined in 3 categories.
Parthiva (pārthiva, पार्थिव): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “evamanyonyasaṃcāraṃ ṣaḍguṇyaṃ yo'nupaśyati”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anyonya -
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anyonya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcāram -
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sañcāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- guṇyam -
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guṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “sa buddhinigalair baddhair iṣṭaṃ krīḍati pārthivaiḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhi -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nigalair -
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nigala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- baddhair -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]baddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iṣṭam -
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iṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]iṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- krīḍati -
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krīḍat (noun, masculine)[locative single]krīḍat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- pārthivaiḥ -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 8096 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.