Sanskrit quote nr. 3217 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवक्रस्तारकाधीशः परिपूर्णप्रियोदयः ।
प्राचीं दिशमतिक्रम्य पतनं प्रतिपद्यते ॥avakrastārakādhīśaḥ paripūrṇapriyodayaḥ |
prācīṃ diśamatikramya patanaṃ pratipadyate ||
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.
Avakra (अवक्र): defined in 3 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Adhisha (adhisa, adhīśa, अधीश): defined in 6 categories.
Paripurna (paripūrṇa, परिपूर्ण): defined in 9 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Praci (prācī, प्राची): defined in 4 categories.
Disham (disam, diśam, दिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Atikramya (अतिक्रम्य): defined in 3 categories.
Patana (पतन): defined in 17 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil
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: “avakrastārakādhīśaḥ paripūrṇapriyodayaḥ”
- avakras -
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avakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tārakā -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhīśaḥ -
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adhīśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paripūrṇa -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyo -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udayaḥ -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prācīṃ diśamatikramya patanaṃ pratipadyate”
- prācīm -
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prācī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atikramya -
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atikramya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- patanam -
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patana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pratipadya -
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- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3217 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.