Sanskrit quote nr. 752 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ पङ्क्तिमतामुपेयिवद्भिः सरसैर्वक्रपथश्रितैर्वचोभिः ।
क्षितिभर्तुरुपायनं चकार प्रथमं तत्परतस्तुरङ्गमाद्यैः ॥atha paṅktimatāmupeyivadbhiḥ sarasairvakrapathaśritairvacobhiḥ |
kṣitibharturupāyanaṃ cakāra prathamaṃ tatparatasturaṅgamādyaiḥ ||
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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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Pankti (paṅkti, पङ्क्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Amupa (āmupa, आमुप): defined in 2 categories.
Iyivas (इयिवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Patha (पथ): defined in 17 categories.
Shrita (srita, śrita, श्रित): defined in 5 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshitibhartri (ksitibhartr, kṣitibhartṛ, क्षितिभर्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Upayana (upāyana, उपायन): defined in 5 categories.
Cakara (cakāra, चकार): defined in 8 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Tatpara (तत्पर): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “atha paṅktimatāmupeyivadbhiḥ sarasairvakrapathaśritairvacobhiḥ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paṅktim -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āmupe -
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āmupa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- iyivadbhiḥ -
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√i -> iyivas (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> iyivas (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]
- sarasair -
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sarasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sarasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vakra -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- patha -
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patha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√path (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śritair -
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śrita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śrita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śri class 1 verb]√śri -> śrita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śri class 1 verb]
- vacobhiḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vacas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kṣitibharturupāyanaṃ cakāra prathamaṃ tatparatasturaṅgamādyaiḥ”
- kṣitibhartur -
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kṣitibhartṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- upāyanam -
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upāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatpara -
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tatpara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatpara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tastur -
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√stai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādyaiḥ -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ādya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √ad]
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 752 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.