Sanskrit quote nr. 1291 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनसि सीदति सैकतवर्त्मनि प्रचुरभारभरक्षपितौक्षके ।
गुरुभरोद्धरणोद्धुरकंधरं स्मरति सारथिरेष धुरंधरम् ॥

anasi sīdati saikatavartmani pracurabhārabharakṣapitaukṣake |
gurubharoddharaṇoddhurakaṃdharaṃ smarati sārathireṣa dhuraṃdharam ||

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.

Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Saikata (सैकत): defined in 6 categories.
Vartman (वर्त्मन्): defined in 6 categories.
Pracura (प्रचुर): defined in 6 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Kshapita (ksapita, kṣapita, क्षपित, kṣapitā, क्षपिता): defined in 2 categories.
Aukshaka (auksaka, aukṣaka, औक्षक): defined in 2 categories.
Gurubha (गुरुभ): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Uddharana (uddharaṇa, उद्धरण): defined in 8 categories.
Uddhura (उद्धुर): defined in 3 categories.
Kandhara (कन्धर): defined in 10 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarathi (sārathi, सारथि): defined in 8 categories.
Dhurandhara (धुरन्धर): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), India history, Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (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: “anasi sīdati saikatavartmani pracurabhārabharakṣapitaukṣake
  • anasi -
  • anas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sīdati -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sad class 1 verb]
    sad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saikata -
  • saikata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saikata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartmani -
  • vartmani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vartman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pracura -
  • pracura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāra -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhara -
  • bhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣapitau -
  • kṣapita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣapita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣapitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣap class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣap class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī], [vocative single from √kṣī], [vocative dual from √kṣī], [accusative dual from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṣī]
    kṣap (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aukṣake -
  • aukṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “gurubharoddharaṇoddhurakaṃdharaṃ smarati sārathireṣa dhuraṃdharam
  • gurubha -
  • gurubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ro -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddharaṇo -
  • uddharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uddhura -
  • uddhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kandharam -
  • kandhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • smarati -
  • 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]
  • sārathir -
  • sārathi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhurandharam -
  • dhurandhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhurandhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhurandharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

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 1291 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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