Sanskrit quote nr. 1166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्वन्यध्वनि तरवः पथि पथि पथिकैरुपास्यते छाया ।
विरलः स कोऽपि विटपी यमध्वगो गृहगतः स्मरति ॥adhvanyadhvani taravaḥ pathi pathi pathikairupāsyate chāyā |
viralaḥ sa ko'pi viṭapī yamadhvago gṛhagataḥ smarati ||
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.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Adhvanya (अध्वन्य): defined in 2 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Upasya (upāsya, उपास्य): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Chaya (chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Virala (विरल): defined in 9 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vitapin (viṭapin, विटपिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Dhu (धु, dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Jainism, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “adhvanyadhvani taravaḥ pathi pathi pathikairupāsyate chāyā”
- adhvanya -
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adhvanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- adhvani -
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adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- taravaḥ -
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taru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- pathi -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [locative single]
- pathikair -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pathika (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upāsya -
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upāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- chāyā -
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chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “viralaḥ sa ko'pi viṭapī yamadhvago gṛhagataḥ smarati”
- viralaḥ -
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virala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṭapī -
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viṭapin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yama -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhva -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- ago* -
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aga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gṛha -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smarati -
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√smṛ -> smarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ (verb class 1)[present 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 1166 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.