Sanskrit quote nr. 8174 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एष्यन्ति यावद् गणनाद् दिगन्तान् ।
नृपाः स्मरार्ताः शरणे प्रवेष्टुम् ॥eṣyanti yāvad gaṇanād digantān |
nṛpāḥ smarārtāḥ śaraṇe praveṣṭum ||
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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.
Eshyat (esyat, eṣyat, एष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ganana (gaṇana, गणन): defined in 8 categories.
Diganta (दिगन्त): defined in 3 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Smararta (smarārta, स्मरार्त, smarārtā, स्मरार्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण, śaraṇā, शरणा): defined in 18 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Ishtu (istu, iṣṭu, इष्टु): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “eṣyanti yāvad gaṇanād digantān”
- eṣyanti -
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eṣyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> eṣyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[future active third plural]
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṇanād -
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gaṇana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- digantān -
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diganta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nṛpāḥ smarārtāḥ śaraṇe praveṣṭum”
- nṛpāḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- smarārtāḥ -
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smarārta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smarārtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śaraṇe -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śaraṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prave -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pru (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- iṣṭum -
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iṣṭu (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 8174 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.