Sanskrit quote nr. 4527 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आतपासहनः पाण्डुः शाखाहीनो मुहुर् यदि ।
अकालफलपाकी स्याच् छाखी पित्तात्मकः कृशः ॥ātapāsahanaḥ pāṇḍuḥ śākhāhīno muhur yadi |
akālaphalapākī syāc chākhī pittātmakaḥ kṛśaḥ ||
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.
Atapa (ātapa, आतप, ātapā, आतपा): defined in 12 categories.
Asahana (असहन): defined in 5 categories.
Pandu (pāṇḍu, पाण्डु): defined in 15 categories.
Shakha (sakha, śākha, शाख, śākhā, शाखा): defined in 20 categories.
Ahina (ahīna, अहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Akala (akāla, अकाल): defined in 14 categories.
Phalapakin (phalapākin, फलपाकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pitta (पित्त): defined in 13 categories.
Maka (मक): defined in 7 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil
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: “ātapāsahanaḥ pāṇḍuḥ śākhāhīno muhur yadi”
- ātapā -
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ātapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ātapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asahanaḥ -
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asahana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍuḥ -
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pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śākhā -
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śākha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śākhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śākh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahīno* -
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ahīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “akālaphalapākī syāc chākhī pittātmakaḥ kṛśaḥ”
- akāla -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalapākī -
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phalapākin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāc -
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- Cannot analyse chākhī*pi
- pittāt -
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pitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- makaḥ -
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maka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛśaḥ -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4527 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.