Sanskrit quote nr. 5767 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इडायां यदि भूम्यम्बुतत्त्वे प्रवहतस् तदा ।
स्थिरसौम्यादिकार्याणाम् आरम्भः सिद्धिकृद् भवेत् ॥iḍāyāṃ yadi bhūmyambutattve pravahatas tadā |
sthirasaumyādikāryāṇām ārambhaḥ siddhikṛd bhavet ||
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.
Ida (iḍā, इडा): defined in 11 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Bhumya (bhūmya, भूम्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Pravaha (प्रवह): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Sthira (स्थिर): defined in 15 categories.
Saumi (saumī, सौमी): defined in 2 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य, saumyā, सौम्या): defined in 22 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Arya (ārya, आर्य, āryā, आर्या): defined in 16 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “iḍāyāṃ yadi bhūmyambutattve pravahatas tadā”
- iḍāyām -
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iḍā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhūmya -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tattve -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pravaha -
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pravaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tas -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “sthirasaumyādikāryāṇām ārambhaḥ siddhikṛd bhavet”
- sthira -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saumyā -
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saumī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]saumya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saumya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saumyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√su (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- ādik -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- āryāṇām -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ārya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]āryā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ārambhaḥ -
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ārambha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- siddhi -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛd -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative 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 5767 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.