Sanskrit quote nr. 5418 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाः पूरयति श्रियं वितरति त्रैलोक्यतापं हरत्य् ।
अव्याजामृतसेचनं विदधति प्रीतिं परां तन्वति ॥āśāḥ pūrayati śriyaṃ vitarati trailokyatāpaṃ haraty |
avyājāmṛtasecanaṃ vidadhati prītiṃ parāṃ tanvati ||
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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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 16 categories.
Trailokya (त्रैलोक्य): defined in 10 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Avyaja (avyājā, अव्याजा): defined in 3 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत): defined in 10 categories.
Secana (सेचन): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Priti (prīti, प्रीति): defined in 14 categories.
Para (parā, परा): defined in 20 categories.
Tanvat (तन्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “āśāḥ pūrayati śriyaṃ vitarati trailokyatāpaṃ haraty”
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pūrayati -
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√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arati -
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arati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trailokya -
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trailokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trailokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāpam -
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tāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse haraty
- Line 2: “avyājāmṛtasecanaṃ vidadhati prītiṃ parāṃ tanvati”
- avyājām -
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avyājā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- secanam -
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secana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]secana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]secanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- dadhati -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
- prītim -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- parām -
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parā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tanvati -
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√tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tanvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tanvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √tan 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 5418 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.