Sanskrit quote nr. 2805 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अये पाथोवाह स्थगय ककुभोऽन्यास्तत इतस् ।
त्यजैतां सीमानं वसति मुनिरस्यां कलशभूः ॥

aye pāthovāha sthagaya kakubho'nyāstata itas |
tyajaitāṃ sīmānaṃ vasati munirasyāṃ kalaśabhūḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Patha (pātha, पाथ): defined in 17 categories.
Sthaga (स्थग): defined in 1 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Tyaj (त्यज्): defined in 1 categories.
Tyaja (tyajā, त्यजा): defined in 2 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kalashabhu (kalasabhu, kalaśabhū, कलशभू): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “aye pāthovāha sthagaya kakubho'nyāstata itas
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • pātho -
  • pātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • uvāha -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sthaga -
  • sthaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ya -
  • kakubho' -
  • kakubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kakubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyās -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    an (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • tata* -
  • Cannot analyse itas
  • Line 2: “tyajaitāṃ sīmānaṃ vasati munirasyāṃ kalaśabhūḥ
  • tyajai -
  • tyaj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tyaj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tyajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aitām -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • sīmānam -
  • sīman (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sīman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vasati -
  • vasati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • munir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyām -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kalaśabhūḥ -
  • kalaśabhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2805 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.

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