Sanskrit quote nr. 3495 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशीतास्तरणो माघे फाल्गुने पशुपक्षिणौ ।
चैत्रे जलचराः सर्वे वैशाखे नरवानरौ ॥aśītāstaraṇo māghe phālgune paśupakṣiṇau |
caitre jalacarāḥ sarve vaiśākhe naravānarau ||
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.
Tarana (taraṇa, तरण): defined in 15 categories.
Magha (māgha, माघ): defined in 17 categories.
Phalguna (phālguna, फाल्गुन): defined in 11 categories.
Phalguni (phālguni, फाल्गुनि): defined in 7 categories.
Pashupa (pasupa, paśupa, पशुप): defined in 5 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Caitra (चैत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Jalacara (जलचर): defined in 7 categories.
Vaishakha (vaisakha, vaiśākha, वैशाख, vaiśākhā, वैशाखा): defined in 12 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Vanara (vānara, वानर): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “aśītāstaraṇo māghe phālgune paśupakṣiṇau”
- aśītās -
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aśīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- taraṇo* -
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taraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māghe -
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māgha (noun, masculine)[locative single]māgha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- phālgune -
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phālguna (noun, masculine)[locative single]phālguna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]phālguni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- paśupa -
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paśupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśupa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣi -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ṇau -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “caitre jalacarāḥ sarve vaiśākhe naravānarau”
- caitre -
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caitra (noun, masculine)[locative single]caitra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jalacarāḥ -
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jalacara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- 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]
- vaiśākhe -
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vaiśākha (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaiśākha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vaiśākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nara -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vānarau -
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vānara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3495 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.