Sanskrit quote nr. 3080 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्वाञ्चत्पञ्चशाखः स्फुरदुपरिजटामण्डलः संश्रितानां ।
नित्यापर्णोऽपि तापत्रितयमपनयन् स्थाणुरव्यादपूर्वः ॥arvāñcatpañcaśākhaḥ sphuraduparijaṭāmaṇḍalaḥ saṃśritānāṃ |
nityāparṇo'pi tāpatritayamapanayan sthāṇuravyādapūrvaḥ ||
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.
Aru (अरु): defined in 7 categories.
Arvan (अर्वन्): defined in 2 categories.
Pancashakha (pancasakha, pañcaśākha, पञ्चशाख): defined in 2 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Uparija (उपरिज): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (ṭā, टा): defined in 11 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Samshrita (samsrita, saṃśrita, संश्रित, saṃśritā, संश्रिता): defined in 4 categories.
Nitya (नित्य, nityā, नित्या): defined in 19 categories.
Aparna (aparṇa, अपर्ण): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Tritaya (त्रितय): defined in 6 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sthanu (sthāṇu, स्थाणु): defined in 11 categories.
Avya (अव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “arvāñcatpañcaśākhaḥ sphuraduparijaṭāmaṇḍalaḥ saṃśritānāṃ”
- arvā -
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aru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]arvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√arv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āñcat -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- pañcaśākhaḥ -
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pañcaśākha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sphurad -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- uparija -
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uparija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṭām -
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ṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- laḥ -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṃśritānām -
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saṃśrita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]saṃśrita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]saṃśritā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “nityāparṇo'pi tāpatritayamapanayan sthāṇuravyādapūrvaḥ”
- nityā -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparṇo' -
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aparṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tāpa -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tritayam -
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tritaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nayan -
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nayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- sthāṇur -
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sthāṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthāṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avyād -
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avya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]
- apūrvaḥ -
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apūrva (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 3080 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.