Sanskrit quote nr. 3741 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असारे खलु संसारे सारमेतच्चतुष्टयम् ।
काश्यां वासः सतां सङ्गो गङ्गाम्भः शंभुसेवनम् ॥asāre khalu saṃsāre sārametaccatuṣṭayam |
kāśyāṃ vāsaḥ satāṃ saṅgo gaṅgāmbhaḥ śaṃbhusevanam ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Catushtaya (catustaya, catuṣṭaya, चतुष्टय): defined in 8 categories.
Kashi (kasi, kāśi, काशि, kāśī, काशी): defined in 18 categories.
Kashya (kasya, kāśyā, काश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Gangambhas (gaṅgāmbhas, गङ्गाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु, śambhū, शम्भू): defined in 14 categories.
Sevana (सेवन): defined in 11 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), Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “asāre khalu saṃsāre sārametaccatuṣṭayam”
- 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]
- etac -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- catuṣṭayam -
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catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kāśyāṃ vāsaḥ satāṃ saṅgo gaṅgāmbhaḥ śaṃbhusevanam”
- kāśyām -
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kāśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśī (noun, feminine)[locative single]kāśyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kāś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kāś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kāś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kāś]√kaś -> kāśyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- vāsaḥ -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satām -
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sat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- saṅgo* -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gaṅgāmbhaḥ -
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gaṅgāmbhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śambhu -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śambhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śambhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śambhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śambhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sevanam -
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sevana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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 3741 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.