Sanskrit quote nr. 1781 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यस्मिन्नपि काले दयिताविरहः करोति संतापम् ।
किं पुनरविरलजलधर- गुरुतररसितेषु दिवसेषु ॥anyasminnapi kāle dayitāvirahaḥ karoti saṃtāpam |
kiṃ punaraviralajaladhara- gurutararasiteṣu divaseṣu ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Dayita (दयित): defined in 6 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Avirala (अविरल): defined in 5 categories.
Jaladhara (जलधर): defined in 7 categories.
Gurutara (गुरुतर): defined in 3 categories.
Rasita (रसित): defined in 2 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “anyasminnapi kāle dayitāvirahaḥ karoti saṃtāpam”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dayitāvi -
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dayita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ira -
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√ir (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- haḥ -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- santāpam -
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santāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ punaraviralajaladhara- gurutararasiteṣu divaseṣu”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avirala -
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avirala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avirala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaladhara -
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jaladhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gurutara -
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gurutara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gurutara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rasiteṣu -
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rasita (noun, masculine)[locative plural]rasita (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√ras -> rasita (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ras class 10 verb]√ras -> rasita (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √ras class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ras class 10 verb]
- divaseṣu -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[locative 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 1781 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.