Sanskrit quote nr. 1628 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्जलावारितमूर्ति यातो बालापरिष्वङ्गसुखाय पत्युः ।
विघ्नाय वैमल्यमपां बभूव व्यर्थः प्रसादो हि जलाशयानाम् ॥antarjalāvāritamūrti yāto bālāpariṣvaṅgasukhāya patyuḥ |
vighnāya vaimalyamapāṃ babhūva vyarthaḥ prasādo hi jalāśayānām ||
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.
Antarja (अन्तर्ज): defined in 1 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Lava (lāva, लाव): defined in 16 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Arita (ārita, आरित): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yāta, यात): defined in 7 categories.
Yatri (yatr, yātṛ, यातृ): defined in 4 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Parishvanga (parisvanga, pariṣvaṅga, परिष्वङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Vighna (विघ्न): defined in 10 categories.
Vaimalya (वैमल्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “antarjalāvāritamūrti yāto bālāpariṣvaṅgasukhāya patyuḥ”
- antarja -
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antarja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]antarja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāvā -
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lāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ārita -
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ārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūrti -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]mūrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yāto* -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yāt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- bālā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pariṣvaṅga -
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pariṣvaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukhāya -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- patyuḥ -
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pati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “vighnāya vaimalyamapāṃ babhūva vyarthaḥ prasādo hi jalāśayānām”
- vighnāya -
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vighna (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- vaimalyam -
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vaimalya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apām -
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ap (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]ap (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- babhūva -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- vyarthaḥ -
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vyartha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasādo* -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jalāśayānām -
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jalāśaya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jalāśaya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]jalāśayā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 1628 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.