Sanskrit quote nr. 9106 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कवित्वगानप्रियवादसत्या- ।
न्यस्या विधाता व्यधिताधिकण्ठम् ॥kavitvagānapriyavādasatyā- |
nyasyā vidhātā vyadhitādhikaṇṭham ||
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.
Kavitva (कवित्व): defined in 4 categories.
Gana (gāna, गान): defined in 21 categories.
Priyavada (priyavāda, प्रियवाद): defined in 1 categories.
Satya (satyā, सत्या): defined in 20 categories.
Nyasya (न्यस्य, nyasyā, न्यस्या): defined in 2 categories.
Vidhata (vidhātā, विधाता): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Adhikantham (adhikaṇṭham, अधिकण्ठम्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali
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: “kavitvagānapriyavādasatyā-”
- kavitva -
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kavitva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāna -
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gāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyavāda -
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priyavāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- satyā -
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satī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sati (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “nyasyā vidhātā vyadhitādhikaṇṭham”
- nyasyā* -
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nyasya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nyasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vidhātā* -
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vidhātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhitā -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle third single]
- adhikaṇṭham -
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adhikaṇṭham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9106 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.