Sanskrit quote nr. 2075 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपि सत्पथनिष्ठानाम् आशाः पूरयतामपि ।
अगस्त्यवृत्तिर्मेघानां हन्त मालिन्यकारणम् ॥api satpathaniṣṭhānām āśāḥ pūrayatāmapi |
agastyavṛttirmeghānāṃ hanta mālinyakāraṇam ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Satpatha (सत्पथ): defined in 4 categories.
Nishtha (nistha, niṣṭha, निष्ठ, niṣṭhā, निष्ठा): defined in 13 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Agasti (अगस्ति, agastī, अगस्ती): defined in 7 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Avritti (avrtti, avṛtti, अवृत्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Mali (māli, मालि): defined in 9 categories.
Malin (mālin, मालिन्): defined in 8 categories.
Malini (mālinī, मालिनी): defined in 18 categories.
Malinya (mālinya, मालिन्य): defined in 4 categories.
Akaranam (akāraṇam, अकारणम्): defined in 3 categories.
Akarana (akāraṇa, अकारण): defined in 6 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil
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 satpathaniṣṭhānām āśāḥ pūrayatāmapi”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- satpatha -
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satpatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣṭhānām -
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niṣṭha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]niṣṭha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pūrayatām -
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√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √pṝ]√pṝ (verb class 0)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “agastyavṛttirmeghānāṃ hanta mālinyakāraṇam”
- agastya -
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agasti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]agastya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- avṛttir -
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avṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]avṛtti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- meghānām -
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megha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]megha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mālinya -
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mālinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mālinya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mālinya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]māli (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mālin (noun, masculine)[locative single]mālin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akāraṇam -
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akāraṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]akāraṇam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]akāraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2075 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.