Sanskrit quote nr. 184 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगाधेनापि किं तेन तोयेन लवणाम्बुधेः ।
जनुमात्रं वरं वारि तृष्णाच्छेदकरं नृणाम् ॥agādhenāpi kiṃ tena toyena lavaṇāmbudheḥ |
janumātraṃ varaṃ vāri tṛṣṇācchedakaraṃ nṛṇām ||
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.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Toya (तोय): defined in 12 categories.
Lavana (lavaṇā, लवणा): defined in 16 categories.
Budhe (बुधे): defined in 1 categories.
Budha (बुध, budhā, बुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Budh (बुध्): defined in 4 categories.
Janu (जनु): defined in 17 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Accheda (āccheda, आच्छेद): defined in 3 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “agādhenāpi kiṃ tena toyena lavaṇāmbudheḥ”
- agādhenā -
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agādha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]agādha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- toyena -
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toya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- lavaṇām -
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lavaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- budhe -
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budhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]budha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]budha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]budh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]budh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “janumātraṃ varaṃ vāri tṛṣṇācchedakaraṃ nṛṇām”
- janum -
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janu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ātram -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tṛṣṇā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āccheda -
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āccheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karam -
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kara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[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 184 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.