Sanskrit quote nr. 89 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अकूपाराद् वारि प्रचुरतरमादाय जलदः स दानाध्यक्षोऽपि प्रकिरति जलं नाद्भुतमिदम् ।
स मेघो धन्यो यत् परिकिरति मुक्ताफलतया यदीयासौ कीर्तिर्नटति नृपनारीकुचतटे ॥

akūpārād vāri pracurataramādāya jaladaḥ sa dānādhyakṣo'pi prakirati jalaṃ nādbhutamidam |
sa megho dhanyo yat parikirati muktāphalatayā yadīyāsau kīrtirnaṭati nṛpanārīkucataṭe ||

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.

Akupara (akūpāra, अकूपार): defined in 3 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Pracura (प्रचुर): defined in 6 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Adhyaksha (adhyaksa, adhyakṣa, अध्यक्ष): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Muktaphalata (muktāphalatā, मुक्ताफलता): defined in 1 categories.
Yadiya (yadīya, यदीय, yadīyā, यदीया): defined in 3 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Kucatata (kucataṭa, कुचतट): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

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: “akūpārād vāri pracurataramādāya jaladaḥ sa dānādhyakṣo'pi prakirati jalaṃ nādbhutamidam”
akūpārād -
akūpāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

akūpāra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vāri -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāri (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pracura -
pracura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pracura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taram -
tara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ādāya -
ādāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jaladaḥ -
jalada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dānā -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adhyakṣo' -
adhyakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kirati -
kirat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kirat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nād -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhut -
budh (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

budh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sa megho dhanyo yat parikirati muktāphalatayā yadīyāsau kīrtirnaṭati nṛpanārīkucataṭe”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
megho* -
megha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhanyo* -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kirati -
kirat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kirat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
muktāphalatayā -
muktāphalatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
yadīyā -
yadīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yadīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yadīyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kīrtir -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naṭati -
√naṭ -> naṭat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naṭ class 1 verb]

√naṭ -> naṭat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naṭ class 1 verb]

√naṭ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nṛpa -
nṛpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nārī -
nārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

nāri (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kucataṭe -
kucataṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 89 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.

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Last Updated: 20 April, 2019