Sanskrit quote nr. 4941 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपातमात्ररमणीयमतृप्तिहेतुं ।
किम्पाकपाकफलतुल्यमथो विपाके ॥āpātamātraramaṇīyamatṛptihetuṃ |
kimpākapākaphalatulyamatho vipāke ||
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.
Apatamatra (āpātamātra, आपातमात्र): defined in 1 categories.
Ramaniya (ramaṇīya, रमणीय): defined in 11 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Kimpaka (kimpāka, किम्पाक): defined in 6 categories.
Pakaphala (pākaphala, पाकफल): defined in 2 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Vipaka (vipāka, विपाक, vipākā, विपाका): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āpātamātraramaṇīyamatṛptihetuṃ”
- āpātamātra -
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āpātamātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpātamātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ramaṇīyam -
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ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
- atṛpti -
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atṛpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hetum -
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√hi -> hetum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hi]hetu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kimpākapākaphalatulyamatho vipāke”
- kimpāka -
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kimpāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kimpāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pākaphala -
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pākaphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vipāke -
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vipāka (noun, masculine)[locative single]vipāka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vipākā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4941 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.