Sanskrit quote nr. 5114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयान्ति त्वरितं गभीरसरितां कूलेषु भूमीरुहां ।
मूलेषु व्यथिता निदाघपथिकाः कृत्यं तदेषां परम् ॥āyānti tvaritaṃ gabhīrasaritāṃ kūleṣu bhūmīruhāṃ |
mūleṣu vyathitā nidāghapathikāḥ kṛtyaṃ tadeṣāṃ param ||
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.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Tvarita (त्वरित): defined in 6 categories.
Gabhira (gabhīra, गभीर): defined in 3 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (saritā, सरिता): defined in 6 categories.
Kula (kūla, कूल): defined in 22 categories.
Bhumiruh (bhūmīruh, भूमीरुह्): defined in 2 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Vyathita (व्यथित, vyathitā, व्यथिता): defined in 6 categories.
Nidagha (nidāgha, निदाघ): defined in 5 categories.
Pathika (पथिक, pathikā, पथिका): defined in 8 categories.
Krityam (krtyam, kṛtyam, कृत्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣā, इषा): defined in 15 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “āyānti tvaritaṃ gabhīrasaritāṃ kūleṣu bhūmīruhāṃ”
- āyā -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- gabhīra -
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gabhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gabhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saritām -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]saritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kūleṣu -
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kūla (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhūmīruhām -
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bhūmīruh (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “mūleṣu vyathitā nidāghapathikāḥ kṛtyaṃ tadeṣāṃ param”
- mūleṣu -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mūla (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vyathitā* -
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vyathita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vyathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vyath -> vyathita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vyath], [vocative plural from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vyath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vyath], [vocative plural from √vyath], [accusative plural from √vyath]
- nidāgha -
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nidāgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pathikāḥ -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pathikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛtyam -
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kṛtyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iṣām -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 5114 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.