Sanskrit quote nr. 1997 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपारः पाथोधिः पुलिनपदवी योजनशतं ।
निरालम्बो मार्गो वियति किल शून्या दश दिशः ॥apāraḥ pāthodhiḥ pulinapadavī yojanaśataṃ |
nirālambo mārgo viyati kila śūnyā daśa diśaḥ ||
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.
Apara (apāra, अपार): defined in 15 categories.
Pathodhi (pāthodhi, पाथोधि): defined in 2 categories.
Pulina (पुलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Padavi (पदवि, padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Yojanashata (yojanasata, yojanaśata, योजनशत): defined in 2 categories.
Niralamba (nirālamba, निरालम्ब): defined in 11 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Viyat (वियत्): defined in 4 categories.
Viyati (viyatī, वियती): defined in 5 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “apāraḥ pāthodhiḥ pulinapadavī yojanaśataṃ”
- apāraḥ -
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apāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāthodhiḥ -
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pāthodhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pulina -
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pulina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pulina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padavī -
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padavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]padavī (noun, masculine)[compound]padavi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yojanaśatam -
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yojanaśata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nirālambo mārgo viyati kila śūnyā daśa diśaḥ”
- nirālambo* -
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nirālamba (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mārgo* -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viyati -
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viyati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]viyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]viyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√vī -> viyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> viyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> viyatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śūnyā* -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
- diśaḥ -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 1997 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.