Sanskrit quote nr. 5728 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहूतो हालिकेनाश्रुतमिव वचनं तस्य कृत्वा क्षणैकं ।
तिष्ठासुस्तब्धरोमा कथमपि विटपं निःसमीरं विहाय ॥āhūto hālikenāśrutamiva vacanaṃ tasya kṛtvā kṣaṇaikaṃ |
tiṣṭhāsustabdharomā kathamapi viṭapaṃ niḥsamīraṃ vihāya ||
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.
Ahuta (āhūta, आहूत): defined in 7 categories.
Halika (hālika, हालिक): defined in 5 categories.
Ashruta (asruta, aśruta, अश्रुत): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Dhara (धर, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Uma (umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vitapa (viṭapa, विटप): defined in 10 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (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: “āhūto hālikenāśrutamiva vacanaṃ tasya kṛtvā kṣaṇaikaṃ”
- āhūto* -
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āhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hālikenā -
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hālika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hālika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aśrutam -
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aśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vacanam -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣaṇai -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aikam -
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aika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tiṣṭhāsustabdharomā kathamapi viṭapaṃ niḥsamīraṃ vihāya”
- tiṣṭhā -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asus -
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asu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active third plural]
- tab -
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tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharo -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- umā -
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umā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṭapam -
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viṭapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṭapa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- niḥ -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- samīram -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 5728 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.