Sanskrit quote nr. 5591 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीदासीमभूमीवलयमलयजालेपनेपथ्यकीर्ति ः ।
सप्ताकूपारपारीसदनजनघनोद्गीतचापप्रताप् अः ॥āsīdāsīmabhūmīvalayamalayajālepanepathyakīrti ḥ |
saptākūpārapārīsadanajanaghanodgītacāpapratāp aḥ ||
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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.
Abhumi (abhūmi, अभूमि): defined in 2 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Alaya (अलय): defined in 15 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल, jālā, जाला): defined in 24 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pathya (पथ्य): defined in 11 categories.
Sapta (सप्त, saptā, सप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Akupara (akūpāra, अकूपार): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (pārī, पारी): defined in 9 categories.
Sadana (सदन): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ghana (घन, ghanā, घना): defined in 22 categories.
Udgita (udgīta, उद्गीत): defined in 4 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “āsīdāsīmabhūmīvalayamalayajālepanepathyakīrti ḥ”
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- āsī -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abhūmī -
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abhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- valayam -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- alaya -
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alaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāle -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pane -
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√pan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pathya -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]pathya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pathya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√path -> pathya (absolutive)[absolutive from √path]
- akīrti -
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akīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse ḥ
- Line 2: “saptākūpārapārīsadanajanaghanodgītacāpapratāp aḥ”
- saptā -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- akūpāra -
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akūpāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akūpāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārī -
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pārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sadana -
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sadana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jana -
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jana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ghano -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgīta -
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udgīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udgīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[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 5591 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.