Sanskrit quote nr. 4333 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आक्रम्योच्चैः शिरसि वसतिर्भूभृतामुन्नतानां ।
तोयादानं तदपि जलधेर्लोकसंतापशान्त्यै ॥ākramyoccaiḥ śirasi vasatirbhūbhṛtāmunnatānāṃ |
toyādānaṃ tadapi jaladherlokasaṃtāpaśāntyai ||
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.
Akramya (ākramya, आक्रम्य, ākramyā, आक्रम्या): defined in 3 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Vasati (वसति): defined in 9 categories.
Bhubhrit (bhubhrt, bhūbhṛt, भूभृत्): defined in 8 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत, unnatā, उन्नता): defined in 18 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Shanti (santi, śānti, शान्ति): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Jainism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry)
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: “ākramyoccaiḥ śirasi vasatirbhūbhṛtāmunnatānāṃ”
- ākramyo -
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ākramya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākramya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākramyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vasatir -
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vasati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vasati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūbhṛtām -
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bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- unnatānām -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]unnata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]unnatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “toyādānaṃ tadapi jaladherlokasaṃtāpaśāntyai”
- toyād -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jaladher -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- santāpa -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāntyai -
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śānti (noun, feminine)[dative 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 4333 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.