Sanskrit quote nr. 1819 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्ये ते जलदायिनो जलधरास्तृष्णां विनिघ्नन्ति ये भ्रातश्चातक किं वृथातिरटितैः खिन्नोऽसि विश्राम्यताम् ।
मेघः शारद एष काशधवलः पानीयरिक्तोदरो गर्जत्येव हि केवलं भृशतरं नो बिन्दुमप्युज्झति ॥

anye te jaladāyino jaladharāstṛṣṇāṃ vinighnanti ye bhrātaścātaka kiṃ vṛthātiraṭitaiḥ khinno'si viśrāmyatām |
meghaḥ śārada eṣa kāśadhavalaḥ pānīyariktodaro garjatyeva hi kevalaṃ bhṛśataraṃ no bindumapyujjhati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Jaladhara (जलधर): defined in 7 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Vinighnat (विनिघ्नत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhratri (bhratr, bhrātṛ, भ्रातृ): defined in 8 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 11 categories.
Ati (āti, आति): defined in 9 categories.
Khinna (खिन्न): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 17 categories.
Sharada (sarada, śārada, शारद): defined in 15 categories.
Dhavala (धवल): defined in 16 categories.
Paniya (pānīya, पानीय): defined in 12 categories.
Rikta (रिक्त, riktā, रिक्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 13 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bindu (बिन्दु): defined in 20 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “anye te jaladāyino jaladharāstṛṣṇāṃ vinighnanti ye bhrātaścātaka kiṃ vṛthātiraṭitaiḥ khinno'si viśrāmyatām
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jaladā -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayino* -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jaladharās -
  • jaladhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tṛṣṇām -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinighnanti -
  • vinighnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhrātaś -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cātaka -
  • cātaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ātir -
  • āti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṭitai -
  • aṭ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aiḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • khinno' -
  • khinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 7 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrāmyatām -
  • śram -> śrāmyat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrāmyat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual]
    śram (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • Line 2: “meghaḥ śārada eṣa kāśadhavalaḥ pānīyariktodaro garjatyeva hi kevalaṃ bhṛśataraṃ no bindumapyujjhati
  • meghaḥ -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śārada* -
  • śārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāśa -
  • kāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhavalaḥ -
  • dhavala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pānīya -
  • pānīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pānīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pānīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • rikto -
  • rikta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rikta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    riktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ric -> rikta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ric class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ric class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ric class 7 verb]
    ric -> rikta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ric class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ric class 4 verb], [vocative single from √ric class 7 verb]
    ric -> riktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ric class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 7 verb]
    rij -> rikta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rij class 1 verb]
    rij -> rikta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rij class 1 verb]
    rij -> riktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rij class 1 verb]
  • udaro -
  • garjatye -
  • gṛj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    garj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhṛśata -
  • bhṛś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • bindum -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1819 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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