Sanskrit quote nr. 1220 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तशास्त्रं बहुलाश्च विद्याः स्वल्पश्च कालो बहुविध्नता च ।
यत् सारभूतं तदुपासनीयं हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात् ॥anantaśāstraṃ bahulāśca vidyāḥ svalpaśca kālo bahuvidhnatā ca |
yat sārabhūtaṃ tadupāsanīyaṃ haṃso yathā kṣīramivāmbumadhyāt ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Bahula (बहुल, bahulā, बहुला): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vidya (vidyā, विद्या): defined in 21 categories.
Svalpa (स्वल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarabhuta (sārabhūta, सारभूत): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Upasaniya (upāsanīya, उपासनीय): defined in 1 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Kshira (ksira, kṣīra, क्षीर): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Madhyat (madhyāt, मध्यात्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “anantaśāstraṃ bahulāśca vidyāḥ svalpaśca kālo bahuvidhnatā ca”
- ananta -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- śāstram -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bahulāś -
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bahula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahulā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyāḥ -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active second single]
- svalpaś -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālo* -
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- Cannot analyse bahuvidhnatā*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yat sārabhūtaṃ tadupāsanīyaṃ haṃso yathā kṣīramivāmbumadhyāt”
- yat -
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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]
- sārabhūtam -
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sārabhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārabhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārabhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upāsanīyam -
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upāsanīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upāsanīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upāsanīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- haṃso* -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ambu -
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ambu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- madhyāt -
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madhyāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative 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 1220 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.