Sanskrit quote nr. 2042 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अपि प्राज्यं राज्यं तृणमिव परित्यज्य सहसा ।
विलोलद्वानीरं तव जननि तीरं श्रितवताम् ॥

api prājyaṃ rājyaṃ tṛṇamiva parityajya sahasā |
viloladvānīraṃ tava janani tīraṃ śritavatām ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prajya (prājya, प्राज्य): defined in 2 categories.
Rajya (rājya, राज्य): defined in 12 categories.
Trina (trna, tṛṇa, तृण): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Parityajya (परित्यज्य): defined in 6 categories.
Sahasa (sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sahas (सहस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vilola (विलोल): defined in 5 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Janani (jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Shritavat (sritavat, śritavat, श्रितवत्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals)

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: “api prājyaṃ rājyaṃ tṛṇamiva parityajya sahasā
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • prājyam -
  • prājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • tṛṇam -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • parityajya -
  • parityajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viloladvānīraṃ tava janani tīraṃ śritavatām
  • vilola -
  • vilola (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vilola (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvānī -
  • dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iram -
  • irā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • janani -
  • janani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jananī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tīram -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śritavatām -
  • śritavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śritavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śritavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śri -> śritavat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritavat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śri class 1 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2042 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.

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