Sanskrit quote nr. 1602 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तः समेत्यापि बहिः प्रयाति स्पृष्टा विधत्ते त्ववगूहनानि ।
दत्त्वाधरं रोदिति शुष्कमेव सैवं विलासैस्तपसाप्यलभ्या ॥antaḥ sametyāpi bahiḥ prayāti spṛṣṭā vidhatte tvavagūhanāni |
dattvādharaṃ roditi śuṣkameva saivaṃ vilāsaistapasāpyalabhyā ||
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.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 7 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट, spṛṣṭā, स्पृष्टा): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Avaguhana (avagūhana, अवगूहन): defined in 3 categories.
Dattva (dattvā, दत्त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Shushka (suska, śuṣka, शुष्क): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 16 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alabhya (alabhyā, अलभ्या): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jain philosophy
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: “antaḥ sametyāpi bahiḥ prayāti spṛṣṭā vidhatte tvavagūhanāni”
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samet -
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√sam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- spṛṣṭā* -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]spṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- vidhat -
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√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avagūhanāni -
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avagūhana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “dattvādharaṃ roditi śuṣkameva saivaṃ vilāsaistapasāpyalabhyā”
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- adharam -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- roditi -
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√rud (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śuṣkam -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vilāsais -
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vilāsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vilāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tapasā -
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tapasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- alabhyā -
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alabhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 1602 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.