Sanskrit quote nr. 6166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इह जगति रतीशप्रक्रियाकौशलिन्यः ।
कति कति न निशीथे सुभ्रुवः संचरन्ति ॥iha jagati ratīśaprakriyākauśalinyaḥ |
kati kati na niśīthe subhruvaḥ saṃcaranti ||
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.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Ratisha (ratisa, ratīśa, रतीश): defined in 1 categories.
Prakriya (prakriyā, प्रक्रिया): defined in 8 categories.
Kaushali (kausali, kauśalī, कौशली): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nishitha (nisitha, niśītha, निशीथ): defined in 6 categories.
Subhru (subhrū, सुभ्रू): defined in 4 categories.
Sanca (sañca, सञ्च): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “iha jagati ratīśaprakriyākauśalinyaḥ”
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagati -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jagat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ratīśa -
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ratīśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakriyā -
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prakriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kauśali -
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kauśali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kauśalī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kati kati na niśīthe subhruvaḥ saṃcaranti”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niśīthe -
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niśītha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- subhruvaḥ -
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subhrū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sañca -
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sañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ranti -
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ranti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ranti (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 6166 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.