Sanskrit quote nr. 1273 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनल्पं जल्पन्तः कति बत गता नो यमपुरं पुरस्तादस्माकं विधृतनयना व्यात्तवदनाः ।
अतीता यद्येवं न हि निजहितं चेतसि वयं वहामो हा मोहाद् विषयविषजातादवसिताः ॥

analpaṃ jalpantaḥ kati bata gatā no yamapuraṃ purastādasmākaṃ vidhṛtanayanā vyāttavadanāḥ |
atītā yadyevaṃ na hi nijahitaṃ cetasi vayaṃ vahāmo hā mohād viṣayaviṣajātādavasitāḥ ||

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.

Analpa (अनल्प): defined in 4 categories.
Jalpat (जल्पत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yamapura (यमपुर): defined in 1 categories.
Purastat (purastāt, पुरस्तात्): defined in 4 categories.
Vidhrita (vidhrta, vidhṛta, विधृत): defined in 3 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Vyatta (vyātta, व्यात्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Atita (atīta, अतीत, atītā, अतीता): defined in 11 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Mohat (mohāt, मोहात्): defined in 1 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Vasita (वसित, vasitā, वसिता): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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: “analpaṃ jalpantaḥ kati bata gatā no yamapuraṃ purastādasmākaṃ vidhṛtanayanā vyāttavadanāḥ”
analpam -
analpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

analpa (noun, neuter)

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

analpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jalpantaḥ -
√jalp -> jalpat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √jalp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
kati -
kati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
yamapuram -
yamapura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
purastād -
purastāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asmākam -
asmāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asmāka (noun, neuter)

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

asmākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive plural]
vidhṛta -
vidhṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayanā* -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyātta -
vyātta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyātta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadanā -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “atītā yadyevaṃ na hi nijahitaṃ cetasi vayaṃ vahāmo hā mohād viṣayaviṣajātādavasitāḥ”
atītā* -
atīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

atītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadye -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nija -
nija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

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

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
cetasi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cit (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
vahāmo* -
√vah (verb class 1)

[present active first plural]
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mohād -
mohāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣajāt -
viṣaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

viṣaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
āda -
āda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ad (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
vasitāḥ -
vasita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vasitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vas -> vasita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 10 verb]

√vas -> vasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 10 verb]

√vas -> vasita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb]

√vas -> vasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 2 verb]

√vas -> vasita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vasita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 10 verb]

√vas -> vasitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 10 verb]

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 1273 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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