Sanskrit quote nr. 479 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अटव्या द्रुमपुष्पाणि दूरस्था अपि बान्धवाः ।
कान्ता चालेख्यरूपा च ते काले न प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥aṭavyā drumapuṣpāṇi dūrasthā api bāndhavāḥ |
kāntā cālekhyarūpā ca te kāle na pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
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.
Atavi (aṭavi, अटवि, aṭavī, अटवी): defined in 11 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Durastha (dūrastha, दूरस्थ, dūrasthā, दूरस्था): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhava (bāndhava, बान्धव): defined in 8 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Cala (cāla, चाल): defined in 21 categories.
Rupa (rūpā, रूपा): defined in 25 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 32 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित, pratiṣṭhitā, प्रतिष्ठिता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “aṭavyā drumapuṣpāṇi dūrasthā api bāndhavāḥ”
- aṭavyā* -
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aṭavi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]aṭavī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- druma -
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druma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpāṇi -
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puṣpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dūrasthā* -
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dūrastha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dūrasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bāndhavāḥ -
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bāndhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kāntā cālekhyarūpā ca te kāle na pratiṣṭhitāḥ”
- kāntā -
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kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- cāle -
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cāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- īkhya -
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√īkh -> īkhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īkh]√īkh -> īkhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īkh class 1 verb]√īkh -> īkhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īkh class 1 verb]
- rūpā -
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rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 479 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.