Sanskrit quote nr. 182 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगाधजलसंचारी विकारी न च रोहितः ।
गण्डूषजलमात्रे तु शफरी फर्फरायते ॥agādhajalasaṃcārī vikārī na ca rohitaḥ |
gaṇḍūṣajalamātre tu śapharī pharpharāyate ||
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.
Agadhajala (agādhajala, अगाधजल): defined in 2 categories.
Vikarin (vikārin, विकारिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rohit (रोहित्): defined in 2 categories.
Rohita (रोहित): defined in 12 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shaphari (saphari, śaphari, शफरि, śapharī, शफरी): defined in 7 categories.
Pha (फ, phā, फा): defined in 8 categories.
Rayat (rāyat, रायत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “agādhajalasaṃcārī vikārī na ca rohitaḥ”
- agādhajala -
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agādhajala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agādhajala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañcārī -
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sañcārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikārī -
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vikārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rohitaḥ -
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rohit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rohit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]rohita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ruh -> rohita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ruh]
- Line 2: “gaṇḍūṣajalamātre tu śapharī pharpharāyate”
- gaṇḍūṣa -
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gaṇḍūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gaṇḍūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ātre -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śapharī -
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śapharī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaphari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- phar -
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pha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]phā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛpha -
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√ṛph (verb class 6)[imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]
- rāyate -
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√rai -> rāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √rai class 1 verb]√rai -> rāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √rai class 1 verb]√rai (verb class 1)[present middle 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 182 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.