Sanskrit quote nr. 2835 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरण्ये पुष्पिता वृक्षा दूरस्थाने च बान्धवाः ।
समृद्धेनापि किं तेन यः काले नोपतिष्ठति ॥araṇye puṣpitā vṛkṣā dūrasthāne ca bāndhavāḥ |
samṛddhenāpi kiṃ tena yaḥ kāle nopatiṣṭhati ||
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.
Aranya (araṇya, अरण्य): defined in 14 categories.
Pushpita (puspita, puṣpita, पुष्पित, puṣpitā, पुष्पिता): defined in 7 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Durastha (dūrastha, दूरस्थ, dūrasthā, दूरस्था): defined in 4 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ani (अनि): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Samriddha (samrddha, samṛddha, समृद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “araṇye puṣpitā vṛkṣā dūrasthāne ca bāndhavāḥ”
- araṇye -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- puṣpitā* -
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puṣpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puṣpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛkṣā* -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dūrasthā -
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dūrastha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dūrastha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dūrasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ane -
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ana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāndhavāḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “samṛddhenāpi kiṃ tena yaḥ kāle nopatiṣṭhati”
- samṛddhenā -
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samṛddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]samṛddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third 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 2835 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.