Sanskrit quote nr. 2000 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपारे काव्यसंसारे कविरेव प्रजापतिः ।
यथा वै रोचते विश्वं तथेदं परिवर्तते ॥apāre kāvyasaṃsāre kavireva prajāpatiḥ |
yathā vai rocate viśvaṃ tathedaṃ parivartate ||
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, apārā, अपारा): defined in 15 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य): defined in 8 categories.
Samsara (saṃsāra, संसार): defined in 17 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Prajapati (prajāpati, प्रजापति): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Parivarta (परिवर्त): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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, Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “apāre kāvyasaṃsāre kavireva prajāpatiḥ”
- apāre -
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apāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]apāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apārā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāvya -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
- saṃsāre -
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saṃsāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kavir -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prajāpatiḥ -
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prajāpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yathā vai rocate viśvaṃ tathedaṃ parivartate”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- rocate -
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√ruc (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathe -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- parivarta -
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parivarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative 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 2000 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.