Sanskrit quote nr. 5670 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्येन्दोः परिवेषवद्रतिपतेश्चाम्पेयकोदण्डवद् ।
धम्मिल्लाम्बुमुचः क्षणद्युतिवदासज्जौ क्षिपन्ती भुजौ ॥āsyendoḥ pariveṣavadratipateścāmpeyakodaṇḍavad |
dhammillāmbumucaḥ kṣaṇadyutivadāsajjau kṣipantī bhujau ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य, āsyā, आस्या): defined in 10 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Ambumuc (अम्बुमुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Vada (vadā, वदा): defined in 17 categories.
Sajja (सज्ज): defined in 9 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kshipanti (ksipanti, kṣipantī, क्षिपन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuji (भुजि): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Tamil, Yoga (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: “āsyendoḥ pariveṣavadratipateścāmpeyakodaṇḍavad”
- āsye -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[compound from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[compound from √as]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√ās -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ās]√as -> āsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]āsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ās], [locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās], [locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ās], [nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √as], [locative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as], [locative single from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √as], [nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as]√ās (verb class 2)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√ās (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- indoḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse pariveṣavadratipateścāmpeyakodaṇḍavad
- Line 2: “dhammillāmbumucaḥ kṣaṇadyutivadāsajjau kṣipantī bhujau”
- dhammillā -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambumucaḥ -
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ambumuc (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṣaṇadyuti -
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kṣaṇadyuti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadā -
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vadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sajjau -
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sajja (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣipantī -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- bhujau -
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bhuj (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuj (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhuji (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhuji (noun, masculine)[locative 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 5670 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.