Sanskrit quote nr. 1716 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्नदो जलदश्चैव आतुरस्य चिकित्सकः ।
त्रयस्ते स्वर्गमायान्ति विना यज्ञेन भारत ॥annado jaladaścaiva āturasya cikitsakaḥ |
trayaste svargamāyānti vinā yajñena bhārata ||
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.
Annada (अन्नद): defined in 4 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Atura (ātura, आतुर): defined in 10 categories.
Cikitsaka (चिकित्सक): defined in 4 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Yajna (yajña, यज्ञ): defined in 12 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kannada, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “annado jaladaścaiva āturasya cikitsakaḥ”
- annado* -
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annada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jaladaś -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva*ā -
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eva (noun, masculine)[locative single]eva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āturasya -
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ātura (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ātura (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cikitsakaḥ -
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cikitsaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “trayaste svargamāyānti vinā yajñena bhārata”
- trayas -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- 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]
- svargam -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svargā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyā -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yajñena -
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yajña (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 1716 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.