Sanskrit quote nr. 3859 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्त्यत्रैव किलार्णवे तदमृतं तत्रैव हालाहलः ।
सन्त्यस्मिन् मलये पटीरतरवस्तत्रैव वाताशनाः ॥astyatraiva kilārṇave tadamṛtaṃ tatraiva hālāhalaḥ |
santyasmin malaye paṭīrataravastatraiva vātāśanāḥ ||
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.
Asti (अस्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Astya (अस्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Atraiva (अत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव, arṇavā, अर्णवा): defined in 13 categories.
Tadam (तदम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ritam (rtam, ṛtam, ऋतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Tatraiva (तत्रैव): defined in 1 categories.
Halahala (hālāhala, हालाहल): defined in 11 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santya (सन्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Malaya (मलय, malayā, मलया): defined in 19 categories.
Mali (मलि): defined in 9 categories.
Patira (paṭīra, पटीर): defined in 3 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Vatasha (vatasa, vātāśa, वाताश): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “astyatraiva kilārṇave tadamṛtaṃ tatraiva hālāhalaḥ”
- astya -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- atraiva -
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atraiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kilā -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arṇave -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[locative single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]arṇavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tadam -
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tadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṛtam -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- hālāhalaḥ -
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hālāhala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “santyasmin malaye paṭīrataravastatraiva vātāśanāḥ”
- santya -
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santya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]santya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- malaye -
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malaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]malayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mali (noun, feminine)[dative single]√mal (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
- paṭīra -
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paṭīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paṭīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taravas -
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taru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tatraiva -
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tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- vātāśa -
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vātāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3859 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.