Sanskrit quote nr. 1287 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनवहितः किमशक्त्तो विबुधैरभ्यर्थितः किमतिरसिकः ।
सर्वंकषोऽपि कालस् तिरयति सूक्तानि न कवीनाम् ॥

anavahitaḥ kimaśaktto vibudhairabhyarthitaḥ kimatirasikaḥ |
sarvaṃkaṣo'pi kālas tirayati sūktāni na kavīnām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anavahita (अनवहित): defined in 3 categories.
Vibudha (विबुध): defined in 9 categories.
Abhyarthita (अभ्यर्थित): defined in 1 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Rasika (रसिक): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvankasha (sarvankasa, sarvaṅkaṣa, सर्वङ्कष): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “anavahitaḥ kimaśaktto vibudhairabhyarthitaḥ kimatirasikaḥ
  • anavahitaḥ -
  • anavahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kimaśaktto*vi
  • vibudhair -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vibudha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhyarthitaḥ -
  • abhyarthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rasikaḥ -
  • rasika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃkaṣo'pi kālas tirayati sūktāni na kavīnām
  • sarvaṅkaṣo' -
  • sarvaṅkaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kālas -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tira -
  • tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    tṝ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • sūktāni -
  • sūkta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kavīnām -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1287 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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