Sanskrit quote nr. 2406 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्युन्नतोऽसि सलिलैः परिपूरितोऽसि ।
त्वामर्थयन्ति विहगास्तृषितास्तथैते ॥abhyunnato'si salilaiḥ paripūrito'si |
tvāmarthayanti vihagāstṛṣitāstathaite ||
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.
Abhyunnata (अभ्युन्नत): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Paripurita (paripūrita, परिपूरित): defined in 5 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vihaga (विहग): defined in 8 categories.
Trishita (trsita, tṛṣita, तृषित, tṛṣitā, तृषिता): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “abhyunnato'si salilaiḥ paripūrito'si”
- abhyunnato' -
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abhyunnata (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- salilaiḥ -
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salila (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]salila (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- paripūrito' -
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paripūrita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- Line 2: “tvāmarthayanti vihagāstṛṣitāstathaite”
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- vihagās -
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vihaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tṛṣitās -
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tṛṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tṛṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
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 2406 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.