Sanskrit quote nr. 2234 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्दैर्वारिजिघृक्षयार्णवगतैः साकं व्रजन्ती मुहुः ।
संसर्गाद्वडवानलस्य समभूदापन्नसत्त्वा तडित् ॥abdairvārijighṛkṣayārṇavagataiḥ sākaṃ vrajantī muhuḥ |
saṃsargādvaḍavānalasya samabhūdāpannasattvā taḍit ||
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.
Abda (अब्द): defined in 6 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Jighriksha (jighrksa, jighṛkṣā, जिघृक्षा): defined in 1 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Sakam (sākam, साकम्): defined in 4 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Samsarga (saṃsarga, संसर्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vanala (vānala, वानल): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Apannasattva (āpannasattvā, आपन्नसत्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “abdairvārijighṛkṣayārṇavagataiḥ sākaṃ vrajantī muhuḥ”
- abdair -
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abda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]abda (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vāri -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vār (noun, masculine)[locative single]vār (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jighṛkṣayā -
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jighṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- arṇava -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gataiḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sākam -
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sākam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vrajantī -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse muhuḥ
- Line 2: “saṃsargādvaḍavānalasya samabhūdāpannasattvā taḍit”
- saṃsargād -
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saṃsarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]saṃsarga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḍa -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vānalasya -
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vānala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- āpannasattvā -
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āpannasattvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- taḍit -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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 2234 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.