Sanskrit quote nr. 5090 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयातासि विमुञ्च वेपथुभरं दृष्टासि किं केनचिन् ।
नीलं चोलममुं विमुञ्च हरतु स्वेदं निशीथानिलः ॥āyātāsi vimuñca vepathubharaṃ dṛṣṭāsi kiṃ kenacin |
nīlaṃ colamamuṃ vimuñca haratu svedaṃ niśīthānilaḥ ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vepathu (वेपथु): defined in 5 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Cola (चोल): defined in 16 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Nishitha (nisitha, niśītha, निशीथ): defined in 6 categories.
Anila (अनिल): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (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: “āyātāsi vimuñca vepathubharaṃ dṛṣṭāsi kiṃ kenacin”
- āyātā -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āyāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āyātā (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]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vepathu -
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vepathu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vepathu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vepathu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bharam -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭā -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- 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]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kenacin
- Line 2: “nīlaṃ colamamuṃ vimuñca haratu svedaṃ niśīthānilaḥ”
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- colam -
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cola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- amum -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- haratu -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- svedam -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sveda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niśīthā -
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niśītha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anilaḥ -
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anila (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nil (verb class 6)[imperfect active 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 5090 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.