Sanskrit quote nr. 621 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिसंपदमापन्नैर् भेतव्यं पतनाद्भूयः ।
अत्युच्चशिखरा मेरोः शक्रवज्रेण पातिताः ॥atisaṃpadamāpannair bhetavyaṃ patanādbhūyaḥ |
atyuccaśikharā meroḥ śakravajreṇa pātitāḥ ||
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.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Sampada (सम्पद): defined in 9 categories.
Apanna (āpanna, आपन्न): defined in 7 categories.
Bhetavya (भेतव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Patana (पतन): defined in 17 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर, śikharā, शिखरा): defined in 18 categories.
Meru (मेरु): defined in 15 categories.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Patita (pātita, पातित, pātitā, पातिता): defined in 15 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “atisaṃpadamāpannair bhetavyaṃ patanādbhūyaḥ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sampadam -
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sampada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampad (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āpannair -
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āpanna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āpanna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhetavyam -
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bhetavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhetavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhetavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patanād -
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patana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]patana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhūyaḥ -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “atyuccaśikharā meroḥ śakravajreṇa pātitāḥ”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikharā* -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śikharā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- meroḥ -
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meru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]meru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajreṇa -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vajra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pātitāḥ -
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pātita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pātitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat]√pat -> pātitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat], [accusative plural from √pat]
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 621 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.