Sanskrit quote nr. 4392 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगमे यस्य चत्वारि निर्गमे सार्धपञ्च च ।
अतिविस्तारविस्तीर्णाश् चिरं तिष्ठन्ति नो श्रियः ॥āgame yasya catvāri nirgame sārdhapañca ca |
ativistāravistīrṇāś ciraṃ tiṣṭhanti no śriyaḥ ||
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.
Agama (āgama, आगम, āgamā, आगमा): defined in 21 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Nirgama (निर्गम): defined in 10 categories.
Sardha (sārdha, सार्ध): defined in 5 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vistara (vistāra, विस्तार): defined in 15 categories.
Vistirna (vistīrṇa, विस्तीर्ण, vistīrṇā, विस्तीर्णा): defined in 13 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthanti (tisthanti, tiṣṭhantī, तिष्ठन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “āgame yasya catvāri nirgame sārdhapañca ca”
- āgame -
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āgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- catvā -
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catu (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ari -
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ari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[locative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nirgame -
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nirgama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sārdha -
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sārdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ativistāravistīrṇāś ciraṃ tiṣṭhanti no śriyaḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vistāra -
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vistāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vistīrṇāś -
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vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- tiṣṭhanti -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 4392 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.