Sanskrit quote nr. 3852 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तु तावदगस्त्येन जह्नोर्महिमनिह्नवः ।
का कथा तस्य बालस्य विश्वग्रासेऽप्यतृप्यतः ॥astu tāvadagastyena jahnormahimanihnavaḥ |
kā kathā tasya bālasya viśvagrāse'pyatṛpyataḥ ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Jahnu (जह्नु): defined in 5 categories.
Mahiman (महिमन्): defined in 4 categories.
Hnava (ह्नव): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास, grāsā, ग्रासा): defined in 11 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tripyat (trpyat, tṛpyat, तृप्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Samkhya (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: “astu tāvadagastyena jahnormahimanihnavaḥ”
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- agastyena -
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agastya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jahnor -
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jahnu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mahimani -
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mahiman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hnavaḥ -
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hnava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kā kathā tasya bālasya viśvagrāse'pyatṛpyataḥ”
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bālasya -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bāla (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- viśva -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- grāse' -
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grāsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]grāsa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]grāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- apya -
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apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛpyataḥ -
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tṛpyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tṛpyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [ablative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [genitive single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp (verb class 4)[present active third 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 3852 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.