Sanskrit quote nr. 1999 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपारसंसारसमुद्रमध्ये ।
संमज्जतो मे शरणं किमस्ति ॥apārasaṃsārasamudramadhye |
saṃmajjato me śaraṇaṃ kimasti ||
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.
Samsarasamudra (saṃsārasamudra, संसारसमुद्र): defined in 1 categories.
Dhya (dhyā, ध्या): defined in 2 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “apārasaṃsārasamudramadhye”
- apāra -
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apāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsārasamudram -
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saṃsārasamudra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhye -
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dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “saṃmajjato me śaraṇaṃ kimasti”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- majjato* -
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majjataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [ablative single from √majj class 6 verb], [genitive single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √majj class 6 verb], [genitive single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present 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 1999 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.