Sanskrit quote nr. 1874 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपः पिबन् प्रपापालीम् अनुरक्तो विलोकयन् ।
अगस्त्यं चिन्तयामास चतुरः सापि सागरान् ॥

apaḥ piban prapāpālīm anurakto vilokayan |
agastyaṃ cintayāmāsa caturaḥ sāpi sāgarān ||

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.

Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prapapali (prapāpālī, प्रपापाली): defined in 1 categories.
Anurakta (अनुरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Viloka (विलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 9 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Sagara (sāgara, सागर): defined in 23 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “apaḥ piban prapāpālīm anurakto vilokayan
  • apaḥ -
  • apas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • piban -
  • -> pibat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • prapāpālīm -
  • prapāpālī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anurakto* -
  • anurakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viloka -
  • viloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viloka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “agastyaṃ cintayāmāsa caturaḥ sāpi sāgarān
  • agastyam -
  • agastya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cintayāmā -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • caturaḥ -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sāgarān -
  • sāgara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

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 1874 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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