Sanskrit quote nr. 4691 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदानं चैव तूणीरात् संधानं कर्षणं तथा ।
क्षेपणं च त्वरायुक्तो बाणस्य कुरुते तु यः ॥ādānaṃ caiva tūṇīrāt saṃdhānaṃ karṣaṇaṃ tathā |
kṣepaṇaṃ ca tvarāyukto bāṇasya kurute tu yaḥ ||
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.
Adana (ādāna, आदान): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Tunira (tūṇīra, तूणीर): defined in 6 categories.
Sandhana (sandhāna, सन्धान): defined in 10 categories.
Karshana (karsana, karṣaṇa, कर्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kshepana (ksepana, kṣepaṇa, क्षेपण): defined in 6 categories.
Tvarayukta (tvarāyukta, त्वरायुक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “ādānaṃ caiva tūṇīrāt saṃdhānaṃ karṣaṇaṃ tathā”
- ādānam -
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ādāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tūṇīrāt -
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tūṇīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sandhānam -
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sandhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sandhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sandhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karṣaṇam -
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karṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kṣepaṇaṃ ca tvarāyukto bāṇasya kurute tu yaḥ”
- kṣepaṇam -
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kṣepaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvarāyukto* -
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tvarāyukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bāṇasya -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, 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 4691 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.