Sanskrit quote nr. 4730 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदिमत्स्यः स जयताद् यः श्वासोच्छ्वासितैर्जलैः ।
गगने विदधेऽम्भोधिं गगनं च महोदधौ ॥ādimatsyaḥ sa jayatād yaḥ śvāsocchvāsitairjalaiḥ |
gagane vidadhe'mbhodhiṃ gaganaṃ ca mahodadhau ||
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.
Adimat (ādimat, आदिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jayata (jayatā, जयता): defined in 1 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास, śvāsā, श्वासा): defined in 17 categories.
Ucchvasita (ucchvāsita, उच्छ्वासित): defined in 4 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Gagana (गगन): defined in 20 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mahodadhi (महोदधि): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “ādimatsyaḥ sa jayatād yaḥ śvāsocchvāsitairjalaiḥ”
- ādimat -
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ādimat (noun, masculine)[compound]ādimat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- syaḥ -
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sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayatā -
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jayat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jayat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]jayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvāso -
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śvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śvāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvāsitair -
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ucchvāsita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucchvāsita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- jalaiḥ -
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jala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “gagane vidadhe'mbhodhiṃ gaganaṃ ca mahodadhau”
- gagane -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhe' -
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dha (noun, masculine)[locative single]dha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhā (noun, masculine)[dative single]dhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ambhodhim -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gaganam -
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gagana (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]
- mahodadhau -
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mahodadhi (noun, masculine)[locative 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 4730 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.