Sanskrit quote nr. 3255 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवनतशिरसः प्रयाम शीघ्रं ।
पथि वृषभा इव वर्षताडिताक्षाः ॥avanataśirasaḥ prayāma śīghraṃ |
pathi vṛṣabhā iva varṣatāḍitākṣāḥ ||
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.
Avanata (अवनत): defined in 6 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Prayama (prayāma, प्रयाम): defined in 2 categories.
Prayaman (prayāman, प्रयामन्): defined in 1 categories.
Shighram (sighram, śīghram, शीघ्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shighra (sighra, śīghra, शीघ्र): defined in 11 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Vrishabha (vrsabha, vṛṣabha, वृषभ, vṛṣabhā, वृषभा): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “avanataśirasaḥ prayāma śīghraṃ”
- avanata -
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avanata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avanata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√van (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural]
- śirasaḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prayāma -
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prayāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prayāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pre (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pathi vṛṣabhā iva varṣatāḍitākṣāḥ”
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- vṛṣabhā* -
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vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- varṣatā -
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varṣat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]varṣat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]varṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- aḍitā -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- akṣāḥ -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 3255 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.