Sanskrit quote nr. 2063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि वटतरोः स्पर्धां बीजेन सर्षप सांप्रतं ।
परिणमसि यो मुष्टिः शाकं सति स्थलसौष्ठवे ॥api vaṭataroḥ spardhāṃ bījena sarṣapa sāṃprataṃ |
pariṇamasi yo muṣṭiḥ śākaṃ sati sthalasauṣṭhave ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Spardha (spardhā, स्पर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Sarshapa (sarsapa, sarṣapa, सर्षप): defined in 11 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Shaka (saka, śāka, शाक): defined in 22 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Sthala (स्थल): defined in 12 categories.
Saushthava (sausthava, sauṣṭhava, सौष्ठव): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “api vaṭataroḥ spardhāṃ bījena sarṣapa sāṃprataṃ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vaṭata -
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√vaṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- roḥ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- spardhām -
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spardhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bījena -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bīja (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sarṣapa -
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sarṣapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāmpratam -
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sāmpratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pariṇamasi yo muṣṭiḥ śākaṃ sati sthalasauṣṭhave”
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- yo* -
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- Cannot analyse muṣṭiḥ*śā
- śākam -
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śāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sati -
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satī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]sati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sthala -
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sthala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sthal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sauṣṭhave -
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sauṣṭhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 2063 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.