Sanskrit quote nr. 5503 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपरोपगमारम्भम् उन्नाटयति वल्लभम् ।
दरिद्रजरतीवार्ता शिशिरे सायमातपम् ॥aparopagamārambham unnāṭayati vallabham |
daridrajaratīvārtā śiśire sāyamātapam ||
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.
Apara (अपर, aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Upagama (उपगम): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Daridra (दरिद्र): defined in 9 categories.
Jarat (जरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jarati (jaratī, जरती): defined in 3 categories.
Jaratin (जरतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर, śiśirā, शिशिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Atapa (ātapa, आतप): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aparopagamārambham unnāṭayati vallabham”
- aparo -
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apara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upagamā -
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upagama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arambham -
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√rambh (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- unnā -
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unna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]unnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√und -> unna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> unna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> unnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √und class 6 verb], [nominative single from √und class 7 verb]
- aṭa -
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√aṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- vallabham -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vallabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vallabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “daridrajaratīvārtā śiśire sāyamātapam”
- daridra -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daridra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaratī -
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jaratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jarat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jaratin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jṛ -> jarat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṛ class 1 verb]√jṝ -> jarat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb]√jṝ -> jaratī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śiśire -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[locative single]śiśira (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śiśirā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
- ātapam -
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ātapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātapa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ātapā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5503 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.