Sanskrit quote nr. 3030 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्थोपचयविज्ञानम् अस्ति यस्य स पण्डितः ।
सरः सलिलसंपूर्णम् आश्रयन्ति विहङ्गमाः ॥arthopacayavijñānam asti yasya sa paṇḍitaḥ |
saraḥ salilasaṃpūrṇam āśrayanti vihaṅgamāḥ ||
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.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Upacaya (उपचय): defined in 9 categories.
Vijnana (vijñāna, विज्ञान): defined in 15 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Sampurna (sampūrṇa, सम्पूर्ण): defined in 12 categories.
Shrayat (srayat, śrayat, श्रयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vihangama (vihaṅgama, विहङ्गम, vihaṅgamā, विहङ्गमा): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaiva philosophy, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “arthopacayavijñānam asti yasya sa paṇḍitaḥ”
- artho -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upacaya -
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upacaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñānam -
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vijñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “saraḥ salilasaṃpūrṇam āśrayanti vihaṅgamāḥ”
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- salila -
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salila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampūrṇam -
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sampūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sampūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śrayanti -
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√śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śri (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vihaṅgamāḥ -
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vihaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vihaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 3030 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.