Sanskrit quote nr. 8189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्योऽन्यं मतिमास्थाय यत्र संप्रतिभाष्यते ।
न चैकमत्ये श्रेयोऽस्ति मन्त्रः सोऽधम उच्यते ॥anyo'nyaṃ matimāsthāya yatra saṃpratibhāṣyate |
na caikamatye śreyo'sti mantraḥ so'dhama ucyate ||
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.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Asthaya (āsthāya, आस्थाय): defined in 2 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aikamatya (ऐकमत्य, aikamatyā, ऐकमत्या): defined in 4 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “anyo'nyaṃ matimāsthāya yatra saṃpratibhāṣyate”
- anyo' -
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anī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- anyam -
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anya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matim -
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mati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]mati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- āsthāya -
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āsthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]samprati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhāṣyate -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “na caikamatye śreyo'sti mantraḥ so'dhama ucyate”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikamatye -
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aikamatya (noun, masculine)[locative single]aikamatya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aikamatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śreyo' -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- mantraḥ -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhama* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive 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 8189 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.