Sanskrit quote nr. 5100 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाते दयिते मनोरथशतैर्नीत्वा कथंचिद् दिनं ।
गत्वा वासगृहं जडे परिजने दीर्घां कथां कुर्वति ॥āyāte dayite manorathaśatairnītvā kathaṃcid dinaṃ |
gatvā vāsagṛhaṃ jaḍe parijane dīrghāṃ kathāṃ kurvati ||
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.
Ayati (āyāti, आयाति): defined in 7 categories.
Dayita (दयित, dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ): defined in 10 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Vasagriha (vasagrha, vāsagṛha, वासगृह): defined in 3 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड, jaḍā, जडा): defined in 15 categories.
Parijana (परिजन): defined in 9 categories.
Dirgha (dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kurvati (kurvatī, कुर्वती): defined in 1 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), Purana (epic history), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āyāte dayite manorathaśatairnītvā kathaṃcid dinaṃ”
- āyāte -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]āyāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āyāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āyāti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dayite -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[locative single]dayita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- manoratha -
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manoratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nītvā -
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√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √nī]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gatvā vāsagṛhaṃ jaḍe parijane dīrghāṃ kathāṃ kurvati”
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- vāsagṛham -
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vāsagṛha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jaḍe -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[locative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jaḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- parijane -
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parijana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dīrghām -
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dīrghā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kathām -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kurvati -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
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 5100 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.