Sanskrit quote nr. 5596 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीद् यस्तव पुत्रकस् त्रिचतुरैः पत्राङ्कुरैरावृतो ।
मेघोन्मुक्तजलैकजीवनविधिः सन्मार्गलब्धास्पदः ॥āsīd yastava putrakas tricaturaiḥ patrāṅkurairāvṛto |
meghonmuktajalaikajīvanavidhiḥ sanmārgalabdhāspadaḥ ||
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.
Yasta (यस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Putraka (पुत्रक): defined in 7 categories.
Tricatura (त्रिचतुर): defined in 1 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Jivana (jīvana, जीवन): defined in 18 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Sanmarga (sanmārga, सन्मार्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Labdhaspada (labdhāspada, लब्धास्पद): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Mimamsa (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: “āsīd yastava putrakas tricaturaiḥ patrāṅkurairāvṛto”
- 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]
- yasta -
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yasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putrakas -
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putraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tricaturaiḥ -
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tricatura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tricatura (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rā -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkurair -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛ -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ṛto -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “meghonmuktajalaikajīvanavidhiḥ sanmārgalabdhāspadaḥ”
- megho -
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megha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]megha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalai -
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jala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvana -
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jīvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhiḥ -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sanmārga -
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sanmārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- labdhāspadaḥ -
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labdhāspada (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5596 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.