Sanskrit quote nr. 4158 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो पूर्णं सरः स्पष्टम् असि नात्र विचारणा ।
लुठन्तस्त्वयि यत् सर्वे स्नान्ति जातु कथंचन ॥aho pūrṇaṃ saraḥ spaṣṭam asi nātra vicāraṇā |
luṭhantastvayi yat sarve snānti jātu kathaṃcana ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 29 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Spashtam (spastam, spaṣṭam, स्पष्टम्): defined in 2 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Vicarana (vicāraṇā, विचारणा): defined in 7 categories.
Luthat (luṭhat, लुठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Snat (snāt, स्नात्): defined in 3 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “aho pūrṇaṃ saraḥ spaṣṭam asi nātra vicāraṇā”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pūrṇam -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- spaṣṭam -
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spaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]spaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √spaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicāraṇā -
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vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “luṭhantastvayi yat sarve snānti jātu kathaṃcana”
- luṭhantas -
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luṭhat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- snānti -
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√snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb]√snā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 4158 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.