Sanskrit quote nr. 5626 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां तावदहो समुद्रमहिमा दूरेऽपि कर्णप्रियस् ।
तीरे यस्य पिपासयैव मरणं प्राप्नोति शीघ्रं जनः ॥āstāṃ tāvadaho samudramahimā dūre'pi karṇapriyas |
tīre yasya pipāsayaiva maraṇaṃ prāpnoti śīghraṃ janaḥ ||
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.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Samudra (समुद्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ahima (अहिम, ahimā, अहिमा): defined in 2 categories.
Dure (dūre, दूरे): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pipasa (pipāsā, पिपासा): defined in 9 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Shighram (sighram, śīghram, शीघ्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shighra (sighra, śīghra, शीघ्र): defined in 11 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Janas (जनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “āstāṃ tāvadaho samudramahimā dūre'pi karṇapriyas”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- samudram -
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samudra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samudra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samudrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahimā* -
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ahima (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dūre' -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse karṇapriyas
- Line 2: “tīre yasya pipāsayaiva maraṇaṃ prāpnoti śīghraṃ janaḥ”
- tīre -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pipāsayai -
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pipāsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śīghram -
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śīghram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śīghra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīghrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janaḥ -
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janas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jana (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 5626 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.