Sanskrit quote nr. 4957 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आपूर्येत पुनः स्फुरच्छफरिकासारोर्मिभिर्वारिभिर् ।
भूयोऽपि प्रविभज्यमाननलिनं पश्येम तोयाशयम् ॥

āpūryeta punaḥ sphuracchapharikāsārormibhirvāribhir |
bhūyo'pi pravibhajyamānanalinaṃ paśyema toyāśayam ||

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.

Apurya (āpūrya, आपूर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Vibhajya (विभज्य): defined in 5 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Alina (अलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Pash (pas, paś, पश्): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य, paśyā, पश्या): defined in 5 categories.
Ema (एम): defined in 3 categories.
Eman (एमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Toyashaya (toyasaya, toyāśaya, तोयाशय): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tamil

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: “āpūryeta punaḥ sphuracchapharikāsārormibhirvāribhir
  • āpūrye -
  • āpūrya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse sphuracchapharikāsārormibhirvāribhir
  • Line 2: “bhūyo'pi pravibhajyamānanalinaṃ paśyema toyāśayam
  • bhūyo' -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhajyam -
  • vibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhajyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānan -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • alinam -
  • alina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • paśye -
  • paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paśya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • ema -
  • ema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • toyāśayam -
  • toyāśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

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 4957 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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