Sanskrit quote nr. 2608 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अम्भोधेरेव जाताः कति जगति न ते हन्त सन्तीह शङ्खा ।
यान् संगृह्य भ्रमन्ति प्रतिभवनममी भिक्षवो जीवनाय ॥

ambhodhereva jātāḥ kati jagati na te hanta santīha śaṅkhā |
yān saṃgṛhya bhramanti pratibhavanamamī bhikṣavo jīvanāya ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Reva (रेव): defined in 6 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Shankha (sankha, śaṅkhā, शङ्खा): defined in 29 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Grihya (grhya, gṛhya, गृह्य): defined in 6 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Pratibha (प्रतिभ): defined in 7 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhikshu (bhiksu, bhikṣu, भिक्षु): defined in 14 categories.
Jivana (jīvana, जीवन): defined in 18 categories.
Jivanaya (jīvanāya, जीवनाय): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Gitashastra (science of music), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (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: “ambhodhereva jātāḥ kati jagati na te hanta santīha śaṅkhā
  • ambhodher -
  • ambhodhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • reva -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātāḥ -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • kati -
  • kati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jagati -
  • jagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jagat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hanta -
  • hanta (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • santī -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaṅkhā -
  • śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yān saṃgṛhya bhramanti pratibhavanamamī bhikṣavo jīvanāya
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • bhramanti -
  • bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhram (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pratibha -
  • pratibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jīvanāya -
  • jīvanāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2608 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.

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