Sanskrit quote nr. 3860 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्त्यद्यापि चतुःसमुद्रपरिखापर्यन्तमुर्वीतलं ।
वर्तन्तेऽपि च तत्र तत्र रसिका गोष्ठीषु सक्ता नृपाः ॥astyadyāpi catuḥsamudraparikhāparyantamurvītalaṃ |
vartante'pi ca tatra tatra rasikā goṣṭhīṣu saktā nṛpāḥ ||
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.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Catuhsamudra (catuḥsamudra, चतुःसमुद्र): defined in 3 categories.
Parikha (parikhā, परिखा): defined in 5 categories.
Aparyanta (अपर्यन्त): defined in 3 categories.
Urvitala (urvītala, उर्वीतल): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Rasika (रसिक, rasikā, रसिका): defined in 10 categories.
Goshthi (gosthi, goṣṭhī, गोष्ठी): defined in 11 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 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), Nepali, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “astyadyāpi catuḥsamudraparikhāparyantamurvītalaṃ”
- 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]
- adyāpi -
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adyāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- catuḥsamudra -
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catuḥsamudra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]catuḥsamudra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parikhā -
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parikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparyantam -
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aparyanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aparyanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aparyantā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- urvītalam -
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urvītala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vartante'pi ca tatra tatra rasikā goṣṭhīṣu saktā nṛpāḥ”
- vartante' -
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√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rasikā* -
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rasika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rasikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- goṣṭhīṣu -
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goṣṭhī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- saktā* -
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sakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb]√sag -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sag class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]√saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb]√saj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √saj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> saktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
- nṛpāḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 3860 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.