Sanskrit quote nr. 4746 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदौ छायातिदीर्घापि प्राच्यामल्पतरा ततः ।
तथा मैत्र्यसतामादौ दीर्घाप्यल्पतरा भवेत् ॥ādau chāyātidīrghāpi prācyāmalpatarā tataḥ |
tathā maitryasatāmādau dīrghāpyalpatarā bhavet ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Cha (छ): defined in 10 categories.
Chaya (chāya, छाय, chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Atidirgha (atidīrgha, अतिदीर्घ, atidīrghā, अतिदीर्घा): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Praci (prācī, प्राची): defined in 4 categories.
Pracya (prācyā, प्राच्या): defined in 10 categories.
Alpatara (alpatarā, अल्पतरा): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Maitri (मैत्रि, maitrī, मैत्री): defined in 14 categories.
Maitrin (मैत्रिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Maitrya (मैत्र्य): defined in 3 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ, dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 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: “ādau chāyātidīrghāpi prācyāmalpatarā tataḥ”
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- chāyā -
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chāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cha (noun, masculine)[dative single]cha (noun, neuter)[dative single]chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atidīrghā -
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atidīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atidīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atidīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prācyām -
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prācī (noun, feminine)[locative single]prācyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- alpatarā -
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alpatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- Line 2: “tathā maitryasatāmādau dīrghāpyalpatarā bhavet”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- maitrya -
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maitri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]maitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]maitrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]maitrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]maitrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asatām -
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asat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]asat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dīrghā -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- alpatarā* -
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alpatara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]alpatarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third 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 4746 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.