Sanskrit quote nr. 161 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अखर्वपर्वगर्तेषु विच्छिन्नो यस्य वारिधिः ।
स एव हि मुनेः पाणिर् अधस्ताद्विन्ध्यभूभृतः ॥akharvaparvagarteṣu vicchinno yasya vāridhiḥ |
sa eva hi muneḥ pāṇir adhastādvindhyabhūbhṛtaḥ ||
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.
Akharva (अखर्व): defined in 3 categories.
Akharvan (अखर्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Parvan (पर्वन्): defined in 8 categories.
Garta (गर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Vicchinna (विच्छिन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Varidhi (vāridhi, वारिधि): defined in 5 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Adhastat (adhastāt, अधस्तात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vindhya (विन्ध्य): defined in 13 categories.
Bhubhrit (bhubhrt, bhūbhṛt, भूभृत्): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jain 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: “akharvaparvagarteṣu vicchinno yasya vāridhiḥ”
- akharva -
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akharva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akharva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akharvan (noun, masculine)[compound]akharvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- parva -
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parvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√parv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- garteṣu -
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garta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]garta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vicchinno* -
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vicchinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vāridhiḥ -
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vāridhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa eva hi muneḥ pāṇir adhastādvindhyabhūbhṛtaḥ”
- sa* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- muneḥ -
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muni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pāṇir -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhastād -
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adhastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vindhya -
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vindhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūbhṛtaḥ -
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bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [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 161 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.