Sanskrit quote nr. 619 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिश्लथालम्बिपयोधरेयं शुभ्रीभवत्काशविकासिकेशा ।
अतीतलावण्यजलप्रवाहा प्रावृट् जरां प्राप शरच्छलेन ॥atiślathālambipayodhareyaṃ śubhrībhavatkāśavikāsikeśā |
atītalāvaṇyajalapravāhā prāvṛṭ jarāṃ prāpa śaracchalena ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Shlatha (slatha, ślatha, श्लथ, ślathā, श्लथा): defined in 7 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shubhri (subhri, śubhri, शुभ्रि): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Vikasin (vikāsin, विकासिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, īśā, ईशा): defined in 15 categories.
Ish (is, īś, ईश्): defined in 4 categories.
Atita (atīta, अतीत): defined in 11 categories.
Lavanya (lāvaṇya, लावण्य): defined in 9 categories.
Pravrish (pravrs, prāvṛṣ, प्रावृष्): defined in 4 categories.
Jara (jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Prapa (prāpa, प्राप): defined in 7 categories.
Sharad (sarad, śarad, शरद्): defined in 4 categories.
Shala (sala, śala, शल): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Purana (epic history), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “atiślathālambipayodhareyaṃ śubhrībhavatkāśavikāsikeśā”
- ati -
-
ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ślathā -
-
ślatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ślatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ślathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ślath (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ālambi -
-
ālambi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ālambin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ālambin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- payodhare -
-
payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iyam -
-
iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śubhrī -
-
śubhri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubhri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhavat -
-
bhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāśa -
-
kāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikāsi -
-
vikāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vikāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ke -
-
kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśā -
-
īśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]īś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “atītalāvaṇyajalapravāhā prāvṛṭ jarāṃ prāpa śaracchalena”
- atīta -
-
atīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√atī (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- lāvaṇya -
-
lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jalapravāhā -
-
- prāvṛṭ -
-
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- jarām -
-
jarā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prāpa -
-
prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaracch -
-
śarad (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- śalena -
-
śala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śala (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 619 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.