Sanskrit quote nr. 5573 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसाद्यापि महोदधिं न वितृषो जातो जलैर्वाडवो ।
मेघं प्राप्य न चातकोऽपि चरणौ भानुं न लेभेऽरुणः ॥āsādyāpi mahodadhiṃ na vitṛṣo jāto jalairvāḍavo |
meghaṃ prāpya na cātako'pi caraṇau bhānuṃ na lebhe'ruṇaḥ ||
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.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य, āsādyā, आसाद्या): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mahodadhi (महोदधि): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vitrish (vitrs, vitṛṣ, वितृष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vitrisha (vitrsa, vitṛṣa, वितृष): defined in 1 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 13 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Carani (caraṇi, चरणि): defined in 6 categories.
Bhanu (bhānu, भानु): defined in 15 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “āsādyāpi mahodadhiṃ na vitṛṣo jāto jalairvāḍavo”
- āsādyā -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āsādyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mahodadhim -
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mahodadhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitṛṣo* -
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vitṛṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vitṛṣ (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vitṛṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāto* -
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- Cannot analyse jalairvāḍavo
- Line 2: “meghaṃ prāpya na cātako'pi caraṇau bhānuṃ na lebhe'ruṇaḥ”
- megham -
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megha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]megha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cātako' -
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cātaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- caraṇau -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]caraṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]caraṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- bhānum -
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bhānu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhānu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lebhe' -
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√labh (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- aruṇaḥ -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rudh (verb class 7)[imperfect active second 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 5573 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.