Sanskrit quote nr. 3497 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशीमहि वयं भिक्षाम् आशावासो वसीमहि ।
शयीमहि महीपृष्ठे कुर्वीमहि किमीश्वरैः ॥aśīmahi vayaṃ bhikṣām āśāvāso vasīmahi |
śayīmahi mahīpṛṣṭhe kurvīmahi kimīśvaraiḥ ||
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.
Ashin (asin, aśin, अशिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhiksha (bhiksa, bhikṣā, भिक्षा): defined in 9 categories.
Ashavasas (asavasas, āśāvāsas, आशावासस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahiprishtha (mahiprstha, mahīpṛṣṭha, महीपृष्ठ): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “aśīmahi vayaṃ bhikṣām āśāvāso vasīmahi”
- aśī -
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aśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]aśin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īmahi -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle first plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- bhikṣām -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āśāvāso* -
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āśāvāsas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśāvāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vasīmahi -
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√vas (verb class 2)[optative middle first plural]
- Line 2: “śayīmahi mahīpṛṣṭhe kurvīmahi kimīśvaraiḥ”
- śayīmahi -
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√śī (verb class 2)[optative middle first plural]
- mahīpṛṣṭhe -
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mahīpṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kurvīmahi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle first plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- īśvaraiḥ -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]īśvara (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 3497 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.