Sanskrit quote nr. 8482 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमिव तव संमतिर्भवित्री ।
सममृतुभिर्मुनिनावधीरितस्य ॥kathamiva tava saṃmatirbhavitrī |
samamṛtubhirmunināvadhīritasya ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavitri (bhavitrī, भवित्री): defined in 1 categories.
Samam (समम्): defined in 6 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Avadhirita (avadhīrita, अवधीरित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “kathamiva tava saṃmatirbhavitrī”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matir -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavitrī -
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bhavitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “samamṛtubhirmunināvadhīritasya”
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṛtubhir -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- muninā -
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muni (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]muni (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- avadhīritasya -
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avadhīrita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]avadhīrita (noun, neuter)[genitive 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 8482 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.