Sanskrit quote nr. 3300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवस्कन्दप्रदानस्य सर्वे कालाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
व्यसने वर्तमानस्य शत्रोच्छिद्रान्वितस्य च ॥avaskandapradānasya sarve kālāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
vyasane vartamānasya śatrocchidrānvitasya ca ||
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.
Avaskanda (अवस्कन्द): defined in 2 categories.
Pradana (pradāna, प्रदान): defined in 11 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Prakirtita (prakīrtita, प्रकीर्तित, prakīrtitā, प्रकीर्तिता): defined in 8 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Vartamana (vartamāna, वर्तमान): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “avaskandapradānasya sarve kālāḥ prakīrtitāḥ”
- avaskanda -
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avaskanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradānasya -
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pradāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kālāḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prakīrtitāḥ -
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prakīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “vyasane vartamānasya śatrocchidrānvitasya ca”
- vyasane -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vartamānasya -
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vartamāna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vartamāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse śatrocchidrānvitasya*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 3300 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.