Sanskrit quote nr. 233 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रे तप्तजला नितान्तशिशिरा मूले मुहुर्बाहुभिर् व्यामथ्योपरतप्रपेषु पथिकैर्मार्गेषु मध्यंदिने ।
आधाराः प्लुतबालशैवलदलच्छेदावकीर्णोर्मयः पीयन्ते हलमुक्तमग्नमहिषप्रक्षोभपर्याविलाः ॥agre taptajalā nitāntaśiśirā mūle muhurbāhubhir vyāmathyoparataprapeṣu pathikairmārgeṣu madhyaṃdine |
ādhārāḥ plutabālaśaivaladalacchedāvakīrṇormayaḥ pīyante halamuktamagnamahiṣaprakṣobhaparyāvilāḥ ||
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.
Agre (अग्रे): defined in 1 categories.
Agra (अग्र, agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Agri (अग्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Tapta (तप्त): defined in 12 categories.
Jala (जल, jalā, जला): defined in 24 categories.
Nitanta (nitānta, नितान्त): defined in 5 categories.
Shishira (sisira, śiśira, शिशिर, śiśirā, शिशिरा): defined in 12 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल, mūlā, मूला): defined in 27 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Amathya (āmathya, आमथ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Uparata (उपरत): defined in 5 categories.
Prapa (prapā, प्रपा): defined in 7 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Marga (mārga, मार्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Madhyandina (मध्यन्दिन): defined in 6 categories.
Adhara (ādhāra, आधार): defined in 17 categories.
Hal (हल्): defined in 8 categories.
Hala (हल): defined in 16 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Ahi (ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Praksha (praksa, prakṣa, प्रक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Bhapa (भप): defined in 4 categories.
Avila (āvila, आविल, āvilā, आविला): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “agre taptajalā nitāntaśiśirā mūle muhurbāhubhir vyāmathyoparataprapeṣu pathikairmārgeṣu madhyaṃdine”
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tapta -
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tapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- jalā* -
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jala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nitānta -
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nitānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiśirā* -
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śiśira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śiśirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāhubhir -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āmathyo -
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āmathya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uparata -
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uparata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uparata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prape -
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prapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- pathikair -
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pathika (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pathika (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mārgeṣu -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mārga (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- madhyandine -
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madhyandina (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyandina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “ādhārāḥ plutabālaśaivaladalacchedāvakīrṇormayaḥ pīyante halamuktamagnamahiṣaprakṣobhaparyāvilāḥ”
- ādhārāḥ -
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ādhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse plutabālaśaivaladalacchedāvakīrṇormayaḥ*pī
- pīyante -
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√pā (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pā (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√pā (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√pai (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pi (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pi (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√pi (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√pī (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pī (verb class 2)[present passive third plural]√pī (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√pī (verb class 4)[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]√pīy (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- halam -
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hala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]halā (noun, feminine)[adverb]hal (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gnam -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṣa -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakṣo -
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prakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhapa -
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bhapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhapa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ryā -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- āvilāḥ -
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āvila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āvilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 233 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.