Sanskrit quote nr. 1521 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुसर सरस्तीरं वैरं किमत्र सहात्मना कतिपयपयःपाणम् मानिन् समाचर चातक ।
प्रलयपवनैरस्तं नीतः पुरातनवारिदो यदयमदयं कीलाजालं विमुञ्चति नूतनः ॥

anusara sarastīraṃ vairaṃ kimatra sahātmanā katipayapayaḥpāṇam mānin samācara cātaka |
pralayapavanairastaṃ nītaḥ purātanavārido yadayamadayaṃ kīlājālaṃ vimuñcati nūtanaḥ ||

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.

Anusara (अनुसर): defined in 8 categories.
Sarastira (sarastīra, सरस्तीर): defined in 1 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Katipaya (कतिपय): defined in 6 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Pana (pāṇa, पाण): defined in 20 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Samacara (samācara, समाचर): defined in 8 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 12 categories.
Pralaya (प्रलय): defined in 12 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Astam (अस्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Nita (nīta, नीत): defined in 8 categories.
Puratana (purātana, पुरातन): defined in 6 categories.
Varida (vārida, वारिद): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Adayam (अदयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Adaya (अदय): defined in 10 categories.
Kila (kīlā, कीला): defined in 16 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nutana (nūtana, नूतन): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “anusara sarastīraṃ vairaṃ kimatra sahātmanā katipayapayaḥpāṇam mānin samācara cātaka”
anusara -
anusara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anusara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarastīram -
sarastīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vairam -
vaira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaira (noun, neuter)

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

vairā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahāt -
saha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manā -
manā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
katipaya -
katipaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katipaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
payaḥ -
payas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pāṇam -
pāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mānin -
mānin (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mānin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
samācara -
samācara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samācara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cātaka -
cātaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “pralayapavanairastaṃ nītaḥ purātanavārido yadayamadayaṃ kīlājālaṃ vimuñcati nūtanaḥ”
pralaya -
pralaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pavanair -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
astam -
astam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

asta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asta (noun, neuter)

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

astā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nītaḥ -
nīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nī -> nīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nī class 1 verb]
purātana -
purātana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

purātana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vārido* -
vārida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adayam -
adayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adaya (noun, neuter)

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

adayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√de (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
kīlā -
kīlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jālam -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
muñcati -
√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muc (verb class 6)

[present active third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
nūtanaḥ -
nūtana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

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 1521 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019