Sanskrit quote nr. 1990 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपानेन पुनः कश्चित् प्रेरितः कालरूपिणा ।
निःश्वासोच्छ्वासकृद्वाति जपन् हंसेत्यहर्निशम् ॥apānena punaḥ kaścit preritaḥ kālarūpiṇā |
niḥśvāsocchvāsakṛdvāti japan haṃsetyaharniśam ||
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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.
Apana (apāna, अपान): defined in 16 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Preritri (preritr, preritṛ, प्रेरितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Prerita (प्रेरित): defined in 10 categories.
Kalarupin (kālarūpin, कालरूपिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Nihshvasa (nihsvasa, niḥśvāsa, निःश्वास): defined in 5 categories.
Ucchvasa (ucchvāsa, उच्छ्वास): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Vati (vātī, वाती): defined in 12 categories.
Japat (जपत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Aharnisha (aharnisa, aharniśa, अहर्निश): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “apānena punaḥ kaścit preritaḥ kālarūpiṇā”
- apānena -
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apāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- preritaḥ -
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preritṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]prerita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālarūpiṇā -
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kālarūpin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “niḥśvāsocchvāsakṛdvāti japan haṃsetyaharniśam”
- niḥśvāso -
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niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ucchvāsa -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛd -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vāti -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- japan -
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√jap -> japat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jap class 1 verb]
- haṃse -
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haṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- aharniśam -
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aharniśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 1990 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.