Sanskrit quote nr. 5720 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहुत्याप्यायते सूर्यः सूर्याद् वृष्टिरथौषधिः ।
तदन्नं रसरूपेण शुक्रत्वमधिगच्छति ॥āhutyāpyāyate sūryaḥ sūryād vṛṣṭirathauṣadhiḥ |
tadannaṃ rasarūpeṇa śukratvamadhigacchati ||
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.
Ahuti (āhuti, आहुति): defined in 8 categories.
Suri (sūrī, सूरी): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Vrishti (vrsti, vṛṣṭi, वृष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Aushadhi (ausadhi, auṣadhi, औषधि): defined in 10 categories.
Tadanna (तदन्न): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Shukra (sukra, śukra, शुक्र): defined in 15 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry)
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: “āhutyāpyāyate sūryaḥ sūryād vṛṣṭirathauṣadhiḥ”
- āhutyā -
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āhuti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- apyāyate -
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- sūryaḥ -
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sūrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūrya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- sūryād -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- vṛṣṭir -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- athau -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- auṣadhiḥ -
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auṣadhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadannaṃ rasarūpeṇa śukratvamadhigacchati”
- tadannam -
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tadanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tadanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tadannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rasa -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ras (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rūpeṇa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śukra -
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śukra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śukra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third 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 5720 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.