Sanskrit quote nr. 3603 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टौ मासान् यथादित्यस् तोयं हरति रश्मिभिः ।
तथा हरेत् करं राष्ट्रान् नित्यमर्कव्रतं हि तत् ॥aṣṭau māsān yathādityas toyaṃ harati raśmibhiḥ |
tathā haret karaṃ rāṣṭrān nityamarkavrataṃ hi tat ||
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.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭa, अष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rashmi (rasmi, raśmi, रश्मि): defined in 17 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Rashtra (rastra, rāṣṭra, राष्ट्र): defined in 12 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Arkavrata (अर्कव्रत): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
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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: “aṣṭau māsān yathādityas toyaṃ harati raśmibhiḥ”
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- māsān -
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māsa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ādityas -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- toyam -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- raśmibhiḥ -
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raśmi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tathā haret karaṃ rāṣṭrān nityamarkavrataṃ hi tat”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- haret -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rāṣṭrān -
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rāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]rāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arkavratam -
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arkavrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3603 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.