Sanskrit quote nr. 5434 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धा वासनाभरवाहिनः ।
कायात् कायमुपायान्ति वृक्षाद् वृक्षमिवाण्डजाः ॥āśāpāśaśatairbaddhā vāsanābharavāhinaḥ |
kāyāt kāyamupāyānti vṛkṣād vṛkṣamivāṇḍajāḥ ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Baddha (बद्ध, baddhā, बद्धा): defined in 15 categories.
Vasana (vāsanā, वासना): defined in 20 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Vahin (vāhin, वाहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Andaja (aṇḍaja, अण्डज, aṇḍajā, अण्डजा): defined in 13 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), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “āśāpāśaśatairbaddhā vāsanābharavāhinaḥ”
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pāśa -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- baddhā* -
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baddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāsanā -
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vāsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhara -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vāhinaḥ -
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vāhin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kāyāt kāyamupāyānti vṛkṣād vṛkṣamivāṇḍajāḥ”
- kāyāt -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kāyam -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upāyā -
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upāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vṛkṣād -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vṛkṣam -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṇḍajāḥ -
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aṇḍaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṇḍajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5434 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.