Sanskrit quote nr. 4961 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपृष्टासि विनिर्गतोऽध्वगजनस्तन्वङ्गि गच्छाम्यहं ।
स्वल्पैरेव दिनैः समागम इति ज्ञात्वा शुचं मा कृथाः ॥āpṛṣṭāsi vinirgato'dhvagajanastanvaṅgi gacchāmyahaṃ |
svalpaireva dinaiḥ samāgama iti jñātvā śucaṃ mā kṛthāḥ ||
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.
Aprishta (aprsta, āpṛṣṭa, आपृष्ट, āpṛṣṭā, आपृष्टा): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vinirgata (विनिर्गत): defined in 5 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Shuca (suca, śuca, शुच): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Hinduism, Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of 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: “āpṛṣṭāsi vinirgato'dhvagajanastanvaṅgi gacchāmyahaṃ”
- āpṛṣṭā -
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āpṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- vinirgato' -
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vinirgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhvaga -
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adhvaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhvaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janas -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanvaṅgi -
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tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gacchāmya -
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√gam (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svalpaireva dinaiḥ samāgama iti jñātvā śucaṃ mā kṛthāḥ”
- svalpair -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]svalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dinaiḥ -
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dina (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]dina (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samāgama* -
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samāgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- jñātvā -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- śucam -
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śuca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śucā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śuc (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śuc (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śuc (verb class 1)[injunctive active first single]√śuc (verb class 4)[injunctive active first single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kṛthāḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second 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 4961 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.