Sanskrit quote nr. 5559 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आ सर्गात् प्रतिवासरं रसशतैर्या बोधिता पोषिता ।
कल्पान्तावसरेऽथ सैव पृथिवी स्वैरेव दग्धा करैः ॥ā sargāt prativāsaraṃ rasaśatairyā bodhitā poṣitā |
kalpāntāvasare'tha saiva pṛthivī svaireva dagdhā karaiḥ ||
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.
Sarga (सर्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Prativasaram (prativāsaram, प्रतिवासरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Bodhita (bodhitā, बोधिता): defined in 4 categories.
Poshitri (positr, poṣitṛ, पोषितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kalpanta (kalpānta, कल्पान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Prithivi (prthivi, pṛthivi, पृथिवि, pṛthivī, पृथिवी): defined in 16 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर, svairā, स्वैरा): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Dagdhri (dagdhr, dagdhṛ, दग्धृ): defined in 1 categories.
Dagdha (dagdhā, दग्धा): defined in 12 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
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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: “ā sargāt prativāsaraṃ rasaśatairyā bodhitā poṣitā”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sargāt -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prativāsaram -
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prativāsaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bodhitā -
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bodhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√budh -> bodhitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √budh]
- poṣitā -
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poṣitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]poṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√puṣ -> poṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṣ]√puṣ -> poṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √puṣ]
- Line 2: “kalpāntāvasare'tha saiva pṛthivī svaireva dagdhā karaiḥ”
- kalpāntāva -
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kalpānta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- re' -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pṛthivī -
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pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svaire -
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svaira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svairā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dagdhā -
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dagdhṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dagdhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dah (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- karaiḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 5559 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.