Sanskrit quote nr. 4250 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकल्पं यदि वर्षसि प्रतिदिनं धारासहस्रैस्तथाप्य्- ।
अम्भोधौ कलयत्यगाधजठरे कस्तावकीनं श्रमम् ॥ākalpaṃ yadi varṣasi pratidinaṃ dhārāsahasraistathāpy- |
ambhodhau kalayatyagādhajaṭhare kastāvakīnaṃ śramam ||
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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.
Akalpam (ākalpam, आकल्पम्): defined in 1 categories.
Akalpa (ākalpa, आकल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध): defined in 9 categories.
Jathara (jaṭhara, जठर, jaṭharā, जठरा): defined in 11 categories.
Avakin (अवकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Shrama (srama, śrama, श्रम): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “ākalpaṃ yadi varṣasi pratidinaṃ dhārāsahasraistathāpy-”
- ākalpam -
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ākalpam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ākalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- varṣasi -
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√vṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse dhārāsahasraistathāpy
- Line 2: “ambhodhau kalayatyagādhajaṭhare kastāvakīnaṃ śramam”
- ambhodhau -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kalayatya -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- agādha -
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agādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaṭhare -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaṭharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kastā -
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√kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kas class 1 verb]√kas -> kastā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kas class 1 verb]
- avakī -
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avakin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]avakin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- inam -
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ina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]inā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śramam -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 4250 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.