Sanskrit quote nr. 5508 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आश्वसिहि महाबाहो प्राणिनां सर्वमापदः ।
स्पृशन्त्यनिलवल्लोके क्षणेन प्रतियान्ति च ॥āśvasihi mahābāho prāṇināṃ sarvamāpadaḥ |
spṛśantyanilavalloke kṣaṇena pratiyānti ca ||
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.
Ashva (asva, āśva, आश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mahabahu (mahābāhu, महाबाहु): defined in 5 categories.
Pranin (prāṇin, प्राणिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Apad (āpad, आपद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sprishat (sprsat, spṛśat, स्पृशत्): defined in 4 categories.
Sprishanti (sprsanti, spṛśantī, स्पृशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Anila (अनिल): defined in 17 categories.
Valla (वल्ल): defined in 8 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Marathi, Prakrit, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “āśvasihi mahābāho prāṇināṃ sarvamāpadaḥ”
- āśva -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahābāho -
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mahābāhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mahābāhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āpadaḥ -
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āpad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “spṛśantyanilavalloke kṣaṇena pratiyānti ca”
- spṛśantya -
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√spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛśantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- anila -
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anila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vallo -
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valla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vall (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uke -
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- kṣaṇena -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5508 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.