Sanskrit quote nr. 5713 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहारो गरलायते प्रतिदिनं हारोऽपि भारायते ।
चन्द्रश्चण्डकरायते मृदुगतिर्वातोऽपि वज्रायते ॥āhāro garalāyate pratidinaṃ hāro'pi bhārāyate |
candraścaṇḍakarāyate mṛdugatirvāto'pi vajrāyate ||
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.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Hara (hāra, हार): defined in 18 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Candakara (caṇḍakara, चण्डकर): defined in 2 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “āhāro garalāyate pratidinaṃ hāro'pi bhārāyate”
- āhāro* -
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āhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- garalāya -
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garala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hāro' -
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hāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhārāya -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “candraścaṇḍakarāyate mṛdugatirvāto'pi vajrāyate”
- candraś -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caṇḍakarāya -
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caṇḍakara (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mṛdu -
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mṛdu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mṛdu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mṛdū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāto' -
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vātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √vā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vajrāya -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[dative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 5713 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.