Sanskrit quote nr. 4964 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आपो वस्त्रं तिलास्तैलं गन्धो वा सयवा तथा ।
पुष्पाणामधिवासेन तथा संसर्गजा गुणाः ॥āpo vastraṃ tilāstailaṃ gandho vā sayavā tathā |
puṣpāṇāmadhivāsena tathā saṃsargajā guṇāḥ ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप): defined in 13 categories.
Apas (āpas, आपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र): defined in 17 categories.
Tila (तिल): defined in 19 categories.
Taila (तैल): defined in 14 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Sayava (sayavā, सयवा): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Adhivasa (adhivāsa, अधिवास): defined in 9 categories.
Samsargaja (saṃsargaja, संसर्गज, saṃsargajā, संसर्गजा): defined in 2 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), 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: “āpo vastraṃ tilāstailaṃ gandho vā sayavā tathā”
- āpo* -
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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]
- vastram -
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vastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vastrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tilās -
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tila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tailam -
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taila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]taila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gandho* -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sayavā -
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sayavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “puṣpāṇāmadhivāsena tathā saṃsargajā guṇāḥ”
- puṣpāṇām -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- adhivāsena -
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adhivāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsargajā* -
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saṃsargaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃsargajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 4964 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.