Sanskrit quote nr. 7864 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्मिन्नधिकपयःश्रियं वहन्त्यः ।
संक्षोभं पवनभुवा जवेन नीताः ॥etasminnadhikapayaḥśriyaṃ vahantyaḥ |
saṃkṣobhaṃ pavanabhuvā javena nītāḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Pavanabhu (pavanabhū, पवनभू): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Java (जव): defined in 14 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत, nītā, नीता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “etasminnadhikapayaḥśriyaṃ vahantyaḥ”
- etasminn -
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etad (noun, neuter)[locative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- adhika -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- payaḥ -
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payas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vahantyaḥ -
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vahantī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “saṃkṣobhaṃ pavanabhuvā javena nītāḥ”
- saṅkṣobham -
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saṅkṣobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pavanabhu -
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pavanabhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- javena -
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java (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]java (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nītāḥ -
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nīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb]√nī -> nītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]
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 7864 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.