Sanskrit quote nr. 5506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्लेषे सुन्दरीणां स्थितवति सहसा सर्वसंतृप्तिहेतौ ।
व्यर्थः पीयूषमाप्तुं जलनिधिमथने यत्न इत्याकलय्य ॥āśleṣe sundarīṇāṃ sthitavati sahasā sarvasaṃtṛptihetau |
vyarthaḥ pīyūṣamāptuṃ jalanidhimathane yatna ityākalayya ||
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.
Ashlesha (aslesa, āśleṣa, आश्लेष, āśleṣā, आश्लेषा): defined in 10 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Sthitavat (स्थितवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Heti (हेति): defined in 5 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Jalanidhi (जलनिधि): defined in 6 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Yatna (यत्न): defined in 8 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “āśleṣe sundarīṇāṃ sthitavati sahasā sarvasaṃtṛptihetau”
- āśleṣe -
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āśleṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]āśleṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sundarīṇām -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sthitavati -
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sthitavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthitavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sthā -> sthitavat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitavat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitavatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- sahasā -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- asan -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tṛpti -
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tṛpti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tṛpti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- hetau -
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heti (noun, feminine)[locative single]heti (noun, masculine)[locative single]hetu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “vyarthaḥ pīyūṣamāptuṃ jalanidhimathane yatna ityākalayya”
- vyarthaḥ -
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vyartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pīyūṣam -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āptum -
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√āp -> āptum (infinitive)[infinitive from √āp]
- jalanidhim -
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jalanidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ne -
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na (noun, masculine)[locative single]na (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- yatna* -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ityā -
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iti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kalayya -
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√kal -> kalayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kal]
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 5506 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.