Sanskrit quote nr. 8562 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कनिष्ठेषु च सर्वेषु समत्वेनानुवर्तते ।
समोपभोगजीवेषु यथैव तनयेषु च ॥kaniṣṭheṣu ca sarveṣu samatvenānuvartate |
samopabhogajīveṣu yathaiva tanayeṣu ca ||
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.
Kanishtha (kanistha, kaniṣṭha, कनिष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Samatva (समत्व): defined in 8 categories.
Anuva (anuvā, अनुवा): defined in 2 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Upabhoga (उपभोग): defined in 9 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Tanaya (तनय): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “kaniṣṭheṣu ca sarveṣu samatvenānuvartate”
- kaniṣṭheṣu -
-
kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarveṣu -
-
sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- samatvenā -
-
samatva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- anuvar -
-
anuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṛta -
-
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “samopabhogajīveṣu yathaiva tanayeṣu ca”
- samo -
-
sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upabhoga -
-
upabhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīveṣu -
-
jīva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]jīva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- yathai -
-
yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
-
√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tanayeṣu -
-
tanaya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]tanaya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 8562 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.