Sanskrit quote nr. 4864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनीतो मलयाचलान्मलयजो रत्नस्थले रोपितः ।
पीयूषेण परिप्लुतः प्रतिदिनं यत्नेन संवर्द्धितः ॥ānīto malayācalānmalayajo ratnasthale ropitaḥ |
pīyūṣeṇa pariplutaḥ pratidinaṃ yatnena saṃvarddhitaḥ ||
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.
Anita (ānīta, आनीत): defined in 7 categories.
Malayacala (malayācala, मलयाचल): defined in 4 categories.
Malayaja (मलयज): defined in 4 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Ropita (रोपित): defined in 6 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Paripluta (परिप्लुत): defined in 6 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Riddhita (rddhita, ṛddhita, ऋद्धित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ānīto malayācalānmalayajo ratnasthale ropitaḥ”
- ānīto* -
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ānīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- malayācalān -
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malayācala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- malayajo* -
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malayaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ratnas -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ropitaḥ -
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ropita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ruh -> ropita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ruh]
- Line 2: “pīyūṣeṇa pariplutaḥ pratidinaṃ yatnena saṃvarddhitaḥ”
- pīyūṣeṇa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pariplutaḥ -
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paripluta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yatnena -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- var -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛddhitaḥ -
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ṛddhita (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 4864 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.