Sanskrit quote nr. 6125 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयत् पृथ्वीमात्रं तदनु च नभोमण्डलमिय- ।
दियान् पातालान्तो जलमपि पृथिव्यामियदिति ॥iyat pṛthvīmātraṃ tadanu ca nabhomaṇḍalamiya- |
diyān pātālānto jalamapi pṛthivyāmiyaditi ||
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.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prithvi (prthvi, pṛthvī, पृथ्वी): defined in 19 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Nabhomandala (nabhomaṇḍala, नभोमण्डल): defined in 3 categories.
Diya (दिय): defined in 3 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prithivi (prthivi, pṛthivi, पृथिवि, pṛthivī, पृथिवी): defined in 16 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “iyat pṛthvīmātraṃ tadanu ca nabhomaṇḍalamiya-”
- iyat -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[compound]iyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pṛthvīm -
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pṛthvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nabhomaṇḍalam -
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nabhomaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “diyān pātālānto jalamapi pṛthivyāmiyaditi”
- diyān -
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diya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pātālān -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- to* -
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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]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- iyad -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[compound]iyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 6125 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.