Sanskrit quote nr. 5638 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां विश्वसनं सखीषु विदिताभिप्रायसारे जने ।
तत्राप्यर्पयितुं दृशं सलिलतां शक्नोमि न व्रीडया ॥āstāṃ viśvasanaṃ sakhīṣu viditābhiprāyasāre jane |
tatrāpyarpayituṃ dṛśaṃ salilatāṃ śaknomi na vrīḍayā ||
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.
Vishvasana (visvasana, viśvasana, विश्वसन): defined in 4 categories.
Vidita (विदित, viditā, विदिता): defined in 10 categories.
Abhipraya (abhiprāya, अभिप्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार, sārā, सारा): defined in 29 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Apya (āpya, आप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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 viśvasanaṃ sakhīṣu viditābhiprāyasāre jane”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- viśvasanam -
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viśvasana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sakhīṣu -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- viditā -
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vidita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viditā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vid -> vidita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> viditā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- abhiprāya -
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abhiprāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāre -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sāri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jane -
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jana (noun, masculine)[locative single]jana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “tatrāpyarpayituṃ dṛśaṃ salilatāṃ śaknomi na vrīḍayā”
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āpya -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]
- arpayitum -
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√ṛ -> arpayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √ṛ]
- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- salila -
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salila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaknomi -
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√śak (verb class 5)[present active first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vrīḍayā -
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vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 5638 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.