Sanskrit quote nr. 1350 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनावर्ती कालो व्रजति स वृथा तन्न गणितं दशास्तास्ताः सोढा व्यसनशतसंपातविधुराः ।
कियद्वा वक्ष्यामः किमिव बत नात्मन्युपकृतं वयं यावत्तावत् पुनरपि तदेव व्यवसितम् ॥anāvartī kālo vrajati sa vṛthā tanna gaṇitaṃ daśāstāstāḥ soḍhā vyasanaśatasaṃpātavidhurāḥ |
kiyadvā vakṣyāmaḥ kimiva bata nātmanyupakṛtaṃ vayaṃ yāvattāvat punarapi tadeva vyavasitam ||
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.
Riti (rti, ṛti, ऋति): defined in 12 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ganita (gaṇita, गणित): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Vyasana (व्यसन): defined in 12 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात): defined in 19 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर, vidhurā, विधुरा): defined in 7 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kiyad (कियद्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Upakrita (upakrta, upakṛta, उपकृत): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Vyavasita (व्यवसित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “anāvartī kālo vrajati sa vṛthā tanna gaṇitaṃ daśāstāstāḥ soḍhā vyasanaśatasaṃpātavidhurāḥ”
- anāvar -
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√an (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ṛtī -
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ṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kālo* -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vrajati -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛthā -
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vṛthā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇitam -
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gaṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gaṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- daśās -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tās -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- soḍhā* -
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soḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]soḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sah -> soḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> soḍhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb]
- vyasana -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatasam -
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śatasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāta -
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pāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]√pā (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- vidhurāḥ -
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vidhura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vidhurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kiyadvā vakṣyāmaḥ kimiva bata nātmanyupakṛtaṃ vayaṃ yāvattāvat punarapi tadeva vyavasitam”
- kiyad -
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kiyat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kiyad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kiyat (noun, masculine)[compound]kiyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vakṣyāmaḥ -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first plural]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first plural]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- manyu -
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manyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- upakṛtam -
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upakṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upakṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upakṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- yāvat -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyavasitam -
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vyavasita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyavasita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyavasitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 1350 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.