Sanskrit quote nr. 5479 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्रयः कियतामेष तरुः सन्मार्गमाश्रितः ।
पाथोद सिच्यतां काले नोपेक्ष्यो दूरभावतः ॥āśrayaḥ kiyatāmeṣa taruḥ sanmārgamāśritaḥ |
pāthoda sicyatāṃ kāle nopekṣyo dūrabhāvataḥ ||
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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.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Ashri (asri, āśri, आश्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sanmarga (sanmārga, सन्मार्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित): defined in 13 categories.
Pathoda (pāthoda, पाथोद): defined in 2 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upekshya (upeksya, upekṣya, उपेक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Durabhava (dūrabhāva, दूरभाव): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “āśrayaḥ kiyatāmeṣa taruḥ sanmārgamāśritaḥ”
- āśrayaḥ -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āśri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kiyatām -
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kiyat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kiyat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kiyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- taruḥ -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sanmārgam -
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sanmārga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āśritaḥ -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pāthoda sicyatāṃ kāle nopekṣyo dūrabhāvataḥ”
- pāthoda -
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pāthoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sicyatām -
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√sic (verb class 6)[imperative passive third single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upekṣyo* -
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upekṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dūrabhāva -
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dūrabhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5479 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.