Sanskrit quote nr. 4956 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं ।
समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् ॥

āpūryamāṇamacalapratiṣṭhaṃ |
samudramāpaḥ praviśanti yadvat ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Apuryamana (āpūryamāṇa, आपूर्यमाण): defined in 1 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭha, प्रतिष्ठ): defined in 17 categories.
Samudra (समुद्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप): defined in 13 categories.
Apas (āpas, आपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Yadvat (यद्वत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)

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: “āpūryamāṇamacalapratiṣṭhaṃ
  • āpūryamāṇam -
  • āpūryamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āpūryamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āpūryamāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acala -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratiṣṭham -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “samudramāpaḥ praviśanti yadvat
  • samudram -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpaḥ -
  • āpas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśanti -
  • viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • yadvat -
  • yadvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 4956 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.

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