Sanskrit quote nr. 8173 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एष्यति मा पुनरयमिति ।
गमने यदमङ्गलं मयाकारि ॥eṣyati mā punarayamiti |
gamane yadamaṅgalaṃ mayākāri ||
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.
Eshyat (esyat, eṣyat, एष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Gamana (गमन, gamanā, गमना): defined in 13 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (मय, mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Akarin (akārin, अकारिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Sikhism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “eṣyati mā punarayamiti”
- eṣyati -
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eṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]eṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[future active third single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “gamane yadamaṅgalaṃ mayākāri”
- gamane -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[locative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadam -
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yad (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mayā -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akāri -
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akārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]akārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle third 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 8173 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.