Sanskrit quote nr. 3646 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

असंशयं विजानीहि काले सर्वं फलिष्यति ।
धृतिं धारय विस्रब्धं भवेत् सर्वं समञ्जसम् ॥

asaṃśayaṃ vijānīhi kāle sarvaṃ phaliṣyati |
dhṛtiṃ dhāraya visrabdhaṃ bhavet sarvaṃ samañjasam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Asamshayam (asamsayam, asaṃśayam, असंशयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Asamshaya (asamsaya, asaṃśaya, असंशय): defined in 4 categories.
Vijani (vijāni, विजानि): defined in 2 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Dharaya (dhāraya, धारय): defined in 2 categories.
Samanjasam (samañjasam, समञ्जसम्): defined in 2 categories.
Samanjasa (samañjasa, समञ्जस): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Kannada, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), 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: “asaṃśayaṃ vijānīhi kāle sarvaṃ phaliṣyati
  • asaṃśayam -
  • asaṃśayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vijānī -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • phaliṣyati -
  • phal -> phaliṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phaliṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtiṃ dhāraya visrabdhaṃ bhavet sarvaṃ samañjasam
  • dhṛtim -
  • dhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dhṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhāraya -
  • dhāraya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhāraya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse visrabdham*bh
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samañjasam -
  • samañjasam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samañjasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samañjasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samañjasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 3646 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.

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