Sanskrit quote nr. 5793 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतस्ततो वान्ति विशिष्य यस्यां ।
वाताः शकृद्वेश्मविहारविस्राः ॥itastato vānti viśiṣya yasyāṃ |
vātāḥ śakṛdveśmavihāravisrāḥ ||
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.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vanti (vāntī, वान्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Vishishya (visisya, viśiṣya, विशिष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yasya (yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात, vātā, वाता): defined in 21 categories.
Shakrit (sakrt, śakṛt, शकृत्): defined in 9 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Vihara (vihāra, विहार): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit
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: “itastato vānti viśiṣya yasyāṃ”
- itastato* -
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itastataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vānti -
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vānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- viśiṣya -
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viśiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yasyām -
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yasyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[locative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “vātāḥ śakṛdveśmavihāravisrāḥ”
- vātāḥ -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]
- śakṛd -
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śakṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- veśma -
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veśman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vihāra -
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vihāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- visrāḥ -
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visra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]visrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 5793 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.