Sanskrit quote nr. 1516 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुशोचनमस्तविचारमना विगतस्य मृतस्य च यः कुरुते ।
स गते सलिले तनुते वरणं भुजगस्य गतस्य गतिं क्षिपति ॥anuśocanamastavicāramanā vigatasya mṛtasya ca yaḥ kurute |
sa gate salile tanute varaṇaṃ bhujagasya gatasya gatiṃ kṣipati ||
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.
Vicara (vicāra, विचार): defined in 18 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Mrita (mrta, mṛta, मृत): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Salila (सलिल, salilā, सलिला): defined in 12 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Varana (varaṇa, वरण): defined in 16 categories.
Bhujaga (भुजग): defined in 10 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “anuśocanamastavicāramanā vigatasya mṛtasya ca yaḥ kurute”
- anuśocanam -
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anuśocana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asta -
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asta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicāram -
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vicāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anā* -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vigatasya -
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vigata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]vigata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- mṛtasya -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “sa gate salile tanute varaṇaṃ bhujagasya gatasya gatiṃ kṣipati”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- salile -
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salila (noun, masculine)[locative single]salila (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tanute -
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tanutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tan (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- varaṇam -
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varaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhujagasya -
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bhujaga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bhujaga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gatasya -
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gata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kṣipati -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip (verb class 6)[present active third 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 1516 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.