Sanskrit quote nr. 384 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अजस्रमारोहसि दूरदीर्घां संकल्पसोपानततिं तदीयाम् ।
श्वासान् स वर्षत्यधिकं पुनर्यद् ध्यानात्तव त्वन्मयतां तदाप्य ॥

ajasramārohasi dūradīrghāṃ saṃkalpasopānatatiṃ tadīyām |
śvāsān sa varṣatyadhikaṃ punaryad dhyānāttava tvanmayatāṃ tadāpya ||

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.

Ajasram (अजस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ajasra (अजस्र): defined in 7 categories.
Aroha (āroha, आरोह): defined in 8 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Dirgha (dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Sopana (sopāna, सोपान): defined in 11 categories.
Tati (तति): defined in 9 categories.
Tadiya (tadīyā, तदीया): defined in 5 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास): defined in 17 categories.
Varshat (varsat, varṣat, वर्षत्): defined in 3 categories.
Adhikam (अधिकम्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhika (अधिक): defined in 11 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhyana (dhyāna, ध्यान): defined in 20 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tvanmaya (त्वन्मय): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Marathi, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

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: “ajasramārohasi dūradīrghāṃ saṃkalpasopānatatiṃ tadīyām
  • ajasram -
  • ajasram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ajasra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajasra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajasrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āroha -
  • āroha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • si -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dūra -
  • dūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīrghām -
  • dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṅkalpa -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sopāna -
  • sopāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatim -
  • tati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadīyām -
  • tadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śvāsān sa varṣatyadhikaṃ punaryad dhyānāttava tvanmayatāṃ tadāpya
  • śvāsān -
  • śvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varṣatya -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhyānāt -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • tvanmaya -
  • tvanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvanmaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative 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 384 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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