Sanskrit quote nr. 2239 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अब्धेरम्भः स्थगितभुवनाभोगपातालकुक्षेः ।
पोतोपाया इह हि बहवो लङ्घनेऽपि क्षमन्ते ॥abdherambhaḥ sthagitabhuvanābhogapātālakukṣeḥ |
potopāyā iha hi bahavo laṅghane'pi kṣamante ||
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.
Rambha (रम्भ): defined in 13 categories.
Sthagita (स्थगित): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Abhoga (अभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Kukshi (kuksi, kukṣi, कुक्षि): defined in 9 categories.
Pota (पोत): defined in 13 categories.
Potu (पोतु): defined in 4 categories.
Upa (ūpā, ऊपा): defined in 8 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Langhana (laṅghana, लङ्घन): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “abdherambhaḥ sthagitabhuvanābhogapātālakukṣeḥ”
- abdher -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rambhaḥ -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthagita -
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sthagita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthagita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sthag -> sthagita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sthag class 1 verb]√sthag -> sthagita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sthag class 1 verb]
- bhuvanā -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhoga -
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abhoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātāla -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pātāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kukṣeḥ -
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kukṣi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kukṣi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “potopāyā iha hi bahavo laṅghane'pi kṣamante”
- poto -
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pota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]potṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]potu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ūpāyā* -
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ūpā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bahavo* -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- laṅghane' -
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laṅghana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣamante -
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√kṣam (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 2239 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.