Sanskrit quote nr. 4382 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगत्य सम्प्रति शरत्समयः प्रसादाद् ।
ईषद्विहस्य विकसत्कुमुदच्छलेन ॥āgatya samprati śaratsamayaḥ prasādād |
īṣadvihasya vikasatkumudacchalena ||
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.
Agatya (āgatya, आगत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Sharatsamaya (saratsamaya, śaratsamaya, शरत्समय): defined in 2 categories.
Ishat (isat, īṣat, ईषत्): defined in 4 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Vikasat (विकसत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kumud (कुमुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āgatya samprati śaratsamayaḥ prasādād”
- āgatya -
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āgatya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śaratsamayaḥ -
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śaratsamaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse prasādād
- Line 2: “īṣadvihasya vikasatkumudacchalena”
- īṣad -
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īṣat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]īṣat (noun, masculine)[compound]īṣat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hasya -
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√has -> hasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √has]ha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vikasat -
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vikasat (noun, masculine)[compound]vikasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√vikas -> vikasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vikas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vikas class 1 verb]
- kumud -
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kumud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kumud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- accha -
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accha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]accha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lena -
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la (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 4382 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.