Sanskrit quote nr. 5006 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आभोगिनः किमपि सम्प्रति वासरान्ते ।
संपन्नशालिखलपल्लवितोपशल्याः ॥

ābhoginaḥ kimapi samprati vāsarānte |
saṃpannaśālikhalapallavitopaśalyāḥ ||

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.

Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sampanna (सम्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Shali (sali, śālī, शाली): defined in 19 categories.
Khala (खल): defined in 13 categories.
Pallavita (पल्लवित, pallavitā, पल्लविता): defined in 6 categories.
Upashalya (upasalya, upaśalya, उपशल्य): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kannada, India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

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: “ābhoginaḥ kimapi samprati vāsarānte
  • ābhoginaḥ -
  • ābhogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ābhogin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samprati -
  • samprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vāsarān -
  • vāsara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “saṃpannaśālikhalapallavitopaśalyāḥ
  • sampanna -
  • sampanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sampanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāli -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khala -
  • khala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pallavito -
  • pallavita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pallavita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pallavitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaśalyāḥ -
  • upaśalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

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 5006 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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