Sanskrit quote nr. 5182 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरब्धे पटहे स्थिते गुरुजने भद्रासने लङ्घिते ।
स्कन्धोच्चारणनम्यमानवदनप्रच्योतितोये घटे ॥ārabdhe paṭahe sthite gurujane bhadrāsane laṅghite |
skandhoccāraṇanamyamānavadanapracyotitoye ghaṭe ||
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.
Arabdha (ārabdha, आरब्ध, ārabdhā, आरब्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Arabdhi (ārabdhi, आरब्धि): defined in 1 categories.
Pataha (paṭaha, पटह): defined in 7 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 21 categories.
Gurujana (गुरुजन): defined in 4 categories.
Bhadrasana (bhadrāsana, भद्रासन): defined in 9 categories.
Langhita (laṅghita, लङ्घित, laṅghitā, लङ्घिता): defined in 4 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध, skandhā, स्कन्धा): defined in 14 categories.
Uccarana (uccāraṇa, उच्चारण): defined in 7 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Hindi, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ārabdhe paṭahe sthite gurujane bhadrāsane laṅghite”
- ārabdhe -
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ārabdha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ārabdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ārabdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ārabdhi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- paṭahe -
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paṭaha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthite -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
- gurujane -
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gurujana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhadrāsane -
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bhadrāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- laṅghite -
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laṅghita (noun, masculine)[locative single]laṅghita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]laṅghitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh], [vocative dual from √laṅgh], [accusative dual from √laṅgh], [locative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh], [vocative single from √laṅgh], [vocative dual from √laṅgh], [accusative dual from √laṅgh]
- Line 2: “skandhoccāraṇanamyamānavadanapracyotitoye ghaṭe”
- skandho -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]skandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uccāraṇa -
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uccāraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- namyamāna -
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√nam -> namyamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> namyamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
- vadana -
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vadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cyotito -
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√cyut (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- uye -
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- ghaṭe -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ghaṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ghaṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ghaṭ (verb class 1)[present middle first 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 5182 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.