Sanskrit quote nr. 1824 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्येऽपि सन्ति बत तामरसावतंसा हंसावलीवलयिनो जलसंनिवेशाः ।
कोऽप्याग्रहो गुरुरयं बत चातकस्य पौरंदरीं यदभिवाञ्छति वारिधाराम् ॥

anye'pi santi bata tāmarasāvataṃsā haṃsāvalīvalayino jalasaṃniveśāḥ |
ko'pyāgraho gururayaṃ bata cātakasya pauraṃdarīṃ yadabhivāñchati vāridhārām ||

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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Tamarasa (tāmarasa, तामरस): defined in 5 categories.
Avatamsa (avataṃsa, अवतंस): defined in 8 categories.
Hamsavali (haṃsāvalī, हंसावली): defined in 3 categories.
Valayin (वलयिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jalasamnivesha (jalasamnivesa, jalasaṃniveśa, जलसंनिवेश): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Agraha (āgraha, आग्रह): defined in 7 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Abhivat (अभिवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Varidhara (vāridhārā, वारिधारा): defined in 4 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), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali

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'pi santi bata tāmarasāvataṃsā haṃsāvalīvalayino jalasaṃniveśāḥ”
anye' -
anya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāmarasā -
tāmarasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāmarasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avataṃsā* -
avataṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
haṃsāvalī -
haṃsāvalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
valayino* -
valayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

valayin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jalasaṃniveśāḥ -
jalasaṃniveśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “ko'pyāgraho gururayaṃ bata cātakasya pauraṃdarīṃ yadabhivāñchati vāridhārām”
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apyā -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āgraho* -
āgraha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gurur -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
cātakasya -
cātaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
paurandarīm -
paurandarī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
abhivāñch -
abhivat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śati -
śatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śatin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vāridhārām -
vāridhārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1824 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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Last Updated: 25 April, 2019