Sanskrit quote nr. 3825 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तग्रस्तगभस्तिमत्करततिन्यङ्नीतचञ्चूपुटी ।
पाटीराद्रिमथो हिमाचलमधः प्रक्षिप्य पक्षद्वयम् ॥astagrastagabhastimatkaratatinyaṅnītacañcūpuṭī |
pāṭīrādrimatho himācalamadhaḥ prakṣipya pakṣadvayam ||
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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.
Grasta (ग्रस्त): defined in 8 categories.
Gabhastimat (गभस्तिमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Karat (करत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Nyak (न्यक्): defined in 2 categories.
Nyanc (nyañc, न्यञ्च्): defined in 1 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु): defined in 9 categories.
Puti (puṭī, पुटी): defined in 11 categories.
Patira (pāṭīra, पाटीर): defined in 3 categories.
Prakshipya (praksipya, prakṣipya, प्रक्षिप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Pakshadvaya (paksadvaya, pakṣadvaya, पक्षद्वय): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “astagrastagabhastimatkaratatinyaṅnītacañcūpuṭī”
- asta -
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asta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grasta -
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grasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]grasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gras -> grasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √gras class 1 verb]
- gabhastimat -
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gabhastimat (noun, masculine)[compound]gabhastimat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karat -
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√kṛ -> karat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nyaṅ -
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nyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyañc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- nīta -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]
- cañcū -
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cañcū (noun, feminine)[compound]cañcu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cañcu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puṭī -
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puṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “pāṭīrādrimatho himācalamadhaḥ prakṣipya pakṣadvayam”
- pāṭīrād -
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pāṭīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ri -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- imatho -
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- himācalam -
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himācala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prakṣipya -
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prakṣipya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pakṣadvayam -
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pakṣadvaya (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 3825 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.