Sanskrit quote nr. 8759 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करीषमध्ये निहितं तत् सर्वं पञ्चमासकम् ।
द्रवीभूतं ततः सर्वम् उद्धरेत् तेन लेपयेत् ॥karīṣamadhye nihitaṃ tat sarvaṃ pañcamāsakam |
dravībhūtaṃ tataḥ sarvam uddharet tena lepayet ||
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.
Karisha (karisa, karīṣa, करीष): defined in 9 categories.
Nihita (निहित): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Dravi (द्रवि): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), 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: “karīṣamadhye nihitaṃ tat sarvaṃ pañcamāsakam”
- karīṣam -
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karīṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karīṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhye -
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- nihitam -
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nihita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nihita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nihitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pañcamā -
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pañcama (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pañcama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dravībhūtaṃ tataḥ sarvam uddharet tena lepayet”
- dravī -
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dravi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhūtam -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second dual]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dharet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- lepayet -
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√lip (verb class 0)[optative active third 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 8759 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.