Sanskrit quote nr. 5190 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरात् कारीषवह्नेः प्रविरचिततृणप्रस्तरान्तर्निषण्णैः ।
संशीर्णग्रन्थिकन्थाविवरवशविशच्छीतवाताभिभूतैः ॥ārāt kārīṣavahneḥ praviracitatṛṇaprastarāntarniṣaṇṇaiḥ |
saṃśīrṇagranthikanthāvivaravaśaviśacchītavātābhibhūtaiḥ ||
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.
Arat (ārāt, आरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Karisha (karisa, kārīṣa, कारीष): defined in 9 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Pravira (प्रविर): defined in 6 categories.
Cita (चित): defined in 10 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Prastara (प्रस्तर): defined in 12 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nishanna (nisanna, niṣaṇṇa, निषण्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇa, शीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Granthin (ग्रन्थिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kanthā, कन्था): defined in 20 categories.
Vivara (विवर): defined in 13 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात, vātā, वाता): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Abhibhuta (abhibhūta, अभिभूत): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), 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: “ārāt kārīṣavahneḥ praviracitatṛṇaprastarāntarniṣaṇṇaiḥ”
- ārāt -
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ārāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]ārāt (noun, masculine)[compound]
- kārīṣa -
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kārīṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kārīṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahneḥ -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pravira -
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pravira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cita -
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cita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛṇa -
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tṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prastarā -
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prastara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niṣaṇṇaiḥ -
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niṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niṣaṇṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “saṃśīrṇagranthikanthāvivaravaśaviśacchītavātābhibhūtaiḥ”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śīrṇa -
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śīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
- granthi -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kanthā -
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kanthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vivara -
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vivara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśa -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viśacch -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]
- śīta -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- vātā -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]√vai (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- abhibhūtaiḥ -
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abhibhūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]abhibhūta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 5190 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.