Sanskrit quote nr. 2236 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्धिर्न तृप्यति यथा सरितां सहस्रैर् ।
नो चेन्धनैरिव शिखी बहुधोपनीतैः ॥abdhirna tṛpyati yathā saritāṃ sahasrair |
no cendhanairiva śikhī bahudhopanītaiḥ ||
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.
Abdhi (अब्धि): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tripyat (trpyat, tṛpyat, तृप्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarita (saritā, सरिता): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Indhana (इन्धन): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhi, शिखि, śikhī, शिखी): defined in 14 categories.
Bahudha (bahudhā, बहुधा): defined in 5 categories.
Upanita (upanīta, उपनीत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Pali, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “abdhirna tṛpyati yathā saritāṃ sahasrair”
- abdhir -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tṛpyati -
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tṛpyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]tṛpyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp -> tṛpyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tṛp class 4 verb]√tṛp (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saritām -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]saritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse sahasrair
- Line 2: “no cendhanairiva śikhī bahudhopanītaiḥ”
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ce -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indhanair -
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indhana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śikhī -
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śikhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śikhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śikhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahudho -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upanītaiḥ -
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upanīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]upanīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 2236 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.