Sanskrit quote nr. 3416 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवृत्तिकं प्रभुं भृत्या अपुष्पं भ्रमरास्तरुम् ।
अजलं च सरो हंसा मुञ्चन्त्यपि चिरोषितम् ॥avṛttikaṃ prabhuṃ bhṛtyā apuṣpaṃ bhramarāstarum |
ajalaṃ ca saro haṃsā muñcantyapi ciroṣitam ||
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.
Avrittika (avrttika, avṛttika, अवृत्तिक): defined in 1 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Bhriti (bhrti, bhṛti, भृति): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apushpa (apuspa, apuṣpa, अपुष्प): defined in 4 categories.
Bhramara (भ्रमर, bhramarā, भ्रमरा): defined in 15 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ciroshita (cirosita, ciroṣita, चिरोषित): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “avṛttikaṃ prabhuṃ bhṛtyā apuṣpaṃ bhramarāstarum”
- avṛttikam -
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avṛttika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avṛttika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avṛttikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prabhum -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhṛtyā*a -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- apuṣpam -
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apuṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apuṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apuṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhramarās -
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bhramara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhramarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tarum -
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taru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ajalaṃ ca saro haṃsā muñcantyapi ciroṣitam”
- ajalam -
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√jal (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saro* -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haṃsā* -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- muñcantya -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ciroṣitam -
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ciroṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ciroṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ciroṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3416 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.