Sanskrit quote nr. 5925 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदं शीतं पाथः पिबत पथिका मुञ्चत मनाक् ।
पथः श्रान्तिं कान्तास्मृतिजनितचिन्ताद्विगुणिताम् ॥idaṃ śītaṃ pāthaḥ pibata pathikā muñcata manāk |
pathaḥ śrāntiṃ kāntāsmṛtijanitacintādviguṇitām ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Patha (pātha, पाथ): defined in 17 categories.
Pathas (pāthas, पाथस्): defined in 1 categories.
Pathika (पथिक, pathikā, पथिका): defined in 8 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Asmriti (asmrti, asmṛti, अस्मृति): defined in 3 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Dvigunita (dviguṇitā, द्विगुणिता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Purana (epic history), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “idaṃ śītaṃ pāthaḥ pibata pathikā muñcata manāk”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śītam -
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śīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śi class 5 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 4 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
- pāthaḥ -
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pāthas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pātha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 2)[present active second dual]√pā (verb class 2)[present active second dual]
- pibata -
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√pā (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- pathikā* -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pathikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- muñcata -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- manāk -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “pathaḥ śrāntiṃ kāntāsmṛtijanitacintādviguṇitām”
- pathaḥ -
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patha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pathin (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrā -
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√śrā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- antim -
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anti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- asmṛti -
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asmṛti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asmṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- janita -
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janita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[compound from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
- cintā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dviguṇitām -
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dviguṇitā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 5925 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.