Sanskrit quote nr. 2558 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमृतायतामिति वदेत् ।
पीते भुक्ते क्षुते च शतं जीव ॥amṛtāyatāmiti vadet |
pīte bhukte kṣute ca śataṃ jīva ||
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.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pita (pīta, पीत, pītā, पीता): defined in 21 categories.
Piti (pīti, पीति): defined in 4 categories.
Bhukta (भुक्त, bhuktā, भुक्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Bhukti (भुक्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Kshuta (ksuta, kṣuta, क्षुत, kṣutā, क्षुता): defined in 3 categories.
Kshuti (ksuti, kṣuti, क्षुति): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 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, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Kavya (poetry)
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: “amṛtāyatāmiti vadet”
- amṛtāya -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[dative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pīte bhukte kṣute ca śataṃ jīva”
- pīte -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[locative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pītā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pīti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pīti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [locative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 2 verb], [locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 3 verb], [locative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [locative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [locative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [locative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [locative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pī class 1 verb], [locative single from √pī class 2 verb], [locative single from √pī class 3 verb], [locative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [locative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [locative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [locative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 4 verb], [locative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pī class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- bhukte -
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bhukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kṣute -
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kṣut (noun, feminine)[dative single]kṣuta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣuta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣuti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]√kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]√kṣu -> kṣutā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṣu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣu class 2 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jīva -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jīv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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It has serial number 2558 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.