Sanskrit quote nr. 4290 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाशात् पतितं पुनर्जलनिधौ मध्ये चिरं संस्थितं ।
पश्चाद् दुःसहदेहरन्ध्रजनितक्लेशान्वितं मौक्तिकम् ॥ākāśāt patitaṃ punarjalanidhau madhye ciraṃ saṃsthitaṃ |
paścād duḥsahadeharandhrajanitakleśānvitaṃ mauktikam ||
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.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Jalanidhi (जलनिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Samsthita (saṃsthita, संस्थित): defined in 11 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Duhsaha (duḥsaha, दुःसह): defined in 13 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Randhra (रन्ध्र): defined in 12 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mauktika (मौक्तिक): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ākāśāt patitaṃ punarjalanidhau madhye ciraṃ saṃsthitaṃ”
- ākāśāt -
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ākāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jalanidhau -
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jalanidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃsthitam -
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saṃsthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “paścād duḥsahadeharandhrajanitakleśānvitaṃ mauktikam”
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- duḥsaha -
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duḥsaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥsaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deha -
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deha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dah (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- randhra -
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randhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]randhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janita -
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janita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
- kleśān -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mauktikam -
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mauktika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mauktika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mauktikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4290 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.