Sanskrit quote nr. 2399 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्युद्यत्कवलग्रहप्रणयिनस्ते शल्लकीपल्लवास् ।
तच्चास्फालसहं सरः क्षितिधृतामित्यस्ति को निह्नुते ॥abhyudyatkavalagrahapraṇayinaste śallakīpallavās |
taccāsphālasahaṃ saraḥ kṣitidhṛtāmityasti ko nihnute ||
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.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kavalagraha (कवलग्रह): defined in 2 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Asphala (āsphāla, आस्फाल): defined in 2 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 27 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Kshit (ksit, kṣit, क्षित्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛtā, धृता): defined in 9 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Nihnuta (निह्नुत, nihnutā, निह्नुता): defined in 2 categories.
Nihnuti (निह्नुति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “abhyudyatkavalagrahapraṇayinaste śallakīpallavās”
- abhyu -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- udyat -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[compound]udyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kavalagraha -
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kavalagraha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇayinas -
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praṇayin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse śallakīpallavās
- Line 2: “taccāsphālasahaṃ saraḥ kṣitidhṛtāmityasti ko nihnute”
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsphāla -
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āsphāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saham -
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saha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sah (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣiti -
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kṣiti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṣiti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṣit (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣit (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- dhṛtām -
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dhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dhṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nihnute -
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nihnuta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nihnuta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nihnutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nihnuti (noun, feminine)[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 2399 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.