Sanskrit quote nr. 3735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारः सर्वतः सारो वाचा सारसमुच्चयः ।
वाचा सा चलिता येन सुकृतं तेन हारितम् ॥asāraḥ sarvataḥ sāro vācā sārasamuccayaḥ |
vācā sā calitā yena sukṛtaṃ tena hāritam ||
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.
Asara (asāra, असार): defined in 12 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Vaca (vācā, वाचा): defined in 16 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Sarasamuccaya (sārasamuccaya, सारसमुच्चय): defined in 3 categories.
Calita (चलित, calitā, चलिता): defined in 7 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Harita (hārita, हारित): defined in 21 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: “asāraḥ sarvataḥ sāro vācā sārasamuccayaḥ”
- asāraḥ -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāro* -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sārasamuccayaḥ -
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sārasamuccaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vācā sā calitā yena sukṛtaṃ tena hāritam”
- vācā -
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vācā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vāc (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vācā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- calitā* -
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calita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]calitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sukṛtam -
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sukṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sukṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- hāritam -
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hārita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hārita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hāritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hāritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hṛ], [accusative single from √hṛ]
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 3735 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.