Sanskrit quote nr. 2001 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपारे पाथोधौ किमिति सतिमिग्राहगहने ।
निलीय श्रीनाथः स्वपिति भुजगे शङ्कित इव ॥apāre pāthodhau kimiti satimigrāhagahane |
nilīya śrīnāthaḥ svapiti bhujage śaṅkita iva ||
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.
Apara (apāra, अपार, apārā, अपारा): defined in 15 categories.
Pathodhi (pāthodhi, पाथोधि): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Timi (timī, तिमी): defined in 10 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Gahana (गहन, gahanā, गहना): defined in 11 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Shrinatha (srinatha, śrīnātha, श्रीनाथ): defined in 5 categories.
Bhujaga (भुजग): defined in 10 categories.
Shankita (sankita, śaṅkita, शङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “apāre pāthodhau kimiti satimigrāhagahane”
- apāre -
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apāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]apāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pāthodhau -
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pāthodhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- timi -
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timi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]timi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]timī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- grāha -
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grāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gahane -
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gahana (noun, masculine)[locative single]gahana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gahanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “nilīya śrīnāthaḥ svapiti bhujage śaṅkita iva”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- līya -
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√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]√lī -> līya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lī]
- śrīnāthaḥ -
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śrīnātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svapiti -
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√svap (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- bhujage -
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bhujaga (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhujaga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śaṅkita* -
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śaṅkita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śaṅk -> śaṅkita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śaṅk class 1 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (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 2001 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.