Sanskrit quote nr. 2549 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतस्य प्रवाहैः किं कायक्षालनसंभवैः ।
चिरान्मित्रपरिष्वङ्गो योऽसौ मूल्यविवर्जितः ॥amṛtasya pravāhaiḥ kiṃ kāyakṣālanasaṃbhavaiḥ |
cirānmitrapariṣvaṅgo yo'sau mūlyavivarjitaḥ ||
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.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kshalana (ksalana, kṣālana, क्षालन): defined in 7 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Parishvanga (parisvanga, pariṣvaṅga, परिष्वङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Mulyavivarjita (mūlyavivarjita, मूल्यविवर्जित): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “amṛtasya pravāhaiḥ kiṃ kāyakṣālanasaṃbhavaiḥ”
- amṛtasya -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pravā -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahaiḥ -
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aha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāya -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kṣālana -
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kṣālana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣālana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhavaiḥ -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sambhava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “cirānmitrapariṣvaṅgo yo'sau mūlyavivarjitaḥ”
- cirān -
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cirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]cirād (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pariṣvaṅgo* -
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pariṣvaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mūlyavivarjitaḥ -
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mūlyavivarjita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2549 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.