Sanskrit quote nr. 1900 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपत्यानि प्रायो दश दश वराही जनयति ।
क्षमाभारे धुर्यः स पुनरिह नासीन्न भविता ॥apatyāni prāyo daśa daśa varāhī janayati |
kṣamābhāre dhuryaḥ sa punariha nāsīnna bhavitā ||
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.
Apatya (अपत्य): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 7 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Varahi (varāhī, वराही): defined in 14 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhari (bhāri, भारि): defined in 6 categories.
Dhurya (धुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Bhavitri (bhavitr, bhavitṛ, भवितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavita (bhavitā, भविता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “apatyāni prāyo daśa daśa varāhī janayati”
- apatyāni -
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apatya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prāyo* -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varāhī -
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varāhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- janayati -
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janayati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]√jan (verb class 10)[present active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “kṣamābhāre dhuryaḥ sa punariha nāsīnna bhavitā”
- kṣamā -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhāre -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dhuryaḥ -
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dhurya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asīnn -
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asi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavitā -
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bhavitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhavitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
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 1900 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.