Sanskrit quote nr. 2613 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोऽपि प्रवहत्स्वभावमशनैराश्यानमश्मायते ।
ग्रावाम्भः स्रवति द्रवत्वमुदितोद्रेकेषु चावेयुषः ॥ambho'pi pravahatsvabhāvamaśanairāśyānamaśmāyate |
grāvāmbhaḥ sravati dravatvamuditodrekeṣu cāveyuṣaḥ ||
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.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Abhava (abhāva, अभाव): defined in 19 categories.
Ashyana (asyana, āśyāna, आश्यान): defined in 1 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayata (अयत, ayatā, अयता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.
Gravan (grāvan, ग्रावन्): defined in 4 categories.
Sravat (स्रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dravatva (द्रवत्व): defined in 4 categories.
Udita (उदित, uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.
Udreka (उद्रेक): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Avi (अवि): defined in 9 categories.
Iyivas (īyivas, ईयिवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali
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: “ambho'pi pravahatsvabhāvamaśanairāśyānamaśmāyate”
- ambho' -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahatsva -
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vahat (noun, feminine)[locative plural]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
- abhāvam -
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abhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aśanair -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āśyānam -
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āśyāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āśyāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āśyānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśmā -
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aśman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ayate -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]ayata (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√yat (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- Line 2: “grāvāmbhaḥ sravati dravatvamuditodrekeṣu cāveyuṣaḥ”
- grāvā -
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grāvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]grāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ambhaḥ -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sravati -
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sravat (noun, feminine)[locative single]sravat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sravat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sru -> sravat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> sravat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- dravatvam -
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dravatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udito -
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udita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
- udrekeṣu -
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udreka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ave -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]avi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]avi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]u (noun, masculine)[dative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- īyuṣaḥ -
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īyivas (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īyivas (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 2613 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.