Sanskrit quote nr. 3739 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारे खलु संसारे सारं श्वशुरमन्दिरम् ।
क्षीराब्धौ च हरिः शेते शिवः शेते हिमालये ॥asāre khalu saṃsāre sāraṃ śvaśuramandiram |
kṣīrābdhau ca hariḥ śete śivaḥ śete himālaye ||
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, asārā, असारा): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 29 categories.
Shvashura (svasura, śvaśura, श्वशुर): defined in 6 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Kshirabdhi (ksirabdhi, kṣīrābdhi, क्षीराब्धि): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Himalaya (himālaya, हिमालय, himālayā, हिमालया): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “asāre khalu saṃsāre sāraṃ śvaśuramandiram”
- asāre -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]asārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sāram -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)[absolutive from √sṛ]
- śvaśuram -
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śvaśura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- andi -
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ad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kṣīrābdhau ca hariḥ śete śivaḥ śete himālaye”
- kṣīrābdhau -
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kṣīrābdhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hariḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- śivaḥ -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- himālaye -
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himālaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]himālayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [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 3739 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.