Sanskrit quote nr. 2667 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं शून्यो ग्रामः सुरसदनमेतन्नु पतितं ।
पुरः शुष्का वापी तरुरयमितः शीर्णविटपः ॥ayaṃ śūnyo grāmaḥ surasadanametannu patitaṃ |
puraḥ śuṣkā vāpī tarurayamitaḥ śīrṇaviṭapaḥ ||
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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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य): defined in 15 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Surasadana (सुरसदन): defined in 1 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Shushka (suska, śuṣka, शुष्क, śuṣkā, शुष्का): defined in 9 categories.
Vapi (vāpi, वापि, vāpī, वापी): defined in 11 categories.
Vapin (vāpin, वापिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayamita (अयमित): defined in 1 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇa, शीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Vitapa (viṭapa, विटप): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “ayaṃ śūnyo grāmaḥ surasadanametannu patitaṃ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śūnyo* -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- grāmaḥ -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- surasadanam -
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surasadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etan -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “puraḥ śuṣkā vāpī tarurayamitaḥ śīrṇaviṭapaḥ”
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śuṣkā* -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- vāpī -
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vāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāpi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tarur -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayamitaḥ -
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ayamita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śīrṇa -
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śīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
- viṭapaḥ -
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viṭapa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2667 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.