Sanskrit quote nr. 1902 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपथेन प्रववृते न जातूपचितोऽपि सः ।
वृद्धौ नदीमुखेनैव प्रस्थानं लवणाम्भसः ॥apathena pravavṛte na jātūpacito'pi saḥ |
vṛddhau nadīmukhenaiva prasthānaṃ lavaṇāmbhasaḥ ||
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.
Apatha (अपथ): defined in 6 categories.
Prava (प्रव): defined in 2 categories.
Vrit (vrt, vṛt, वृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत, vṛtā, वृता): defined in 4 categories.
Vriti (vrti, vṛti, वृति): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Upacit (उपचित्): defined in 1 categories.
Upacita (उपचित): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Vriddha (vrddha, vṛddha, वृद्ध): defined in 17 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Nadimukha (nadīmukha, नदीमुख): defined in 4 categories.
Prasthana (prasthāna, प्रस्थान): defined in 5 categories.
Lavanambhas (lavaṇāmbhas, लवणाम्भस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mimamsa (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: “apathena pravavṛte na jātūpacito'pi saḥ”
- apathena -
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apatha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]apatha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛte -
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vṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]vṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]vṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātū -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upacito' -
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upacit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]upacita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vṛddhau nadīmukhenaiva prasthānaṃ lavaṇāmbhasaḥ”
- vṛddhau -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛddhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vṛddhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- nadīmukhenai -
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nadīmukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- prasthānam -
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prasthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lavaṇāmbhasaḥ -
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lavaṇāmbhas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]lavaṇāmbhas (noun, neuter)[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 1902 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.