Sanskrit quote nr. 4516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आटीकसेऽङ्गकरिघोटीपदातिजुषि वाटीभुवि क्षितिभुजां ।
चेटी भवंस्तदपि शाटीनते वपुषि वीटीनवाधिवदनं ॥āṭīkase'ṅgakarighoṭīpadātijuṣi vāṭībhuvi kṣitibhujāṃ |
ceṭī bhavaṃstadapi śāṭīnate vapuṣi vīṭīnavādhivadanaṃ ||
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.
Ati (āṭi, आटि): defined in 9 categories.
Kasa (कस, kasā, कसा): defined in 15 categories.
Angaka (aṅgaka, अङ्गक): defined in 3 categories.
Gha (घ, ghā, घा): defined in 8 categories.
Ghu (घु): defined in 2 categories.
Padati (padāti, पदाति): defined in 7 categories.
Vati (vāṭi, वाटि, vāṭī, वाटी): defined in 12 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Kshitibhuj (ksitibhuj, kṣitibhuj, क्षितिभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Ceti (ceṭī, चेटी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 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.
Shati (sati, śāṭi, शाटि, śāṭī, शाटी): defined in 16 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Nata (नत, natā, नता): defined in 16 categories.
Nati (नति): defined in 10 categories.
Vapushi (vapusi, vapuṣī, वपुषी): defined in 1 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Viti (vīṭi, वीटि, vīṭī, वीटी): defined in 7 categories.
Inu (इनु): defined in 2 categories.
Adhi (ādhī, आधी): defined in 12 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āṭīkase'ṅgakarighoṭīpadātijuṣi vāṭībhuvi kṣitibhujāṃ”
- āṭī -
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āṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kase' -
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kasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kasa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aṅgaka -
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aṅgaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- gho -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ghu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- padāti -
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padāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]padāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- juṣi -
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juṣ (noun, masculine)[locative single]juṣ (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vāṭī -
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vāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kṣitibhujām -
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kṣitibhuj (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ceṭī bhavaṃstadapi śāṭīnate vapuṣi vīṭīnavādhivadanaṃ”
- ceṭī -
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ceṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhavaṃs -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative 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]
- śāṭī -
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śāṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śāṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nate -
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nat (noun, masculine)[dative single]nat (noun, neuter)[dative single]nata (noun, masculine)[locative single]nata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]natā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√nam -> nata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> nata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> natā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb]
- vapuṣi -
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vapuṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[locative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vīṭī -
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vīṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vīṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- inavā -
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inu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ādhi -
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ādhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vadanam -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 4516 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.