Sanskrit quote nr. 596 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिरिच्यते सुजन्मा कश्चिज्जनकान्निजेन चरितेन ।
कुम्भः परिमितमम्भः पिबति पपौ कुम्भसंभवोऽम्भोधिम् ॥atiricyate sujanmā kaścijjanakānnijena caritena |
kumbhaḥ parimitamambhaḥ pibati papau kumbhasaṃbhavo'mbhodhim ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sujanman (सुजन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Parimit (परिमित्): defined in 2 categories.
Parimita (परिमित): defined in 5 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Pibat (पिबत्): defined in 1 categories.
Papu (पपु): defined in 3 categories.
Kumbhasambhava (कुम्भसम्भव): defined in 2 categories.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “atiricyate sujanmā kaścijjanakānnijena caritena”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ricyate -
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√ric (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√ric (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√ric (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- sujanmā -
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sujanman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kaścijjanakānnijena*ca
- caritena -
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carita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]carita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kumbhaḥ parimitamambhaḥ pibati papau kumbhasaṃbhavo'mbhodhim”
- kumbhaḥ -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parimitam -
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parimita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parimita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parimitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]parimit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ambhaḥ -
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ambhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pibati -
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√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]√pā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- papau -
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papi (noun, masculine)[locative single]papi (noun, feminine)[locative single]papu (noun, feminine)[locative single]papu (noun, masculine)[locative single]√pā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√pā (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√pai (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kumbhasambhavo' -
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kumbhasambhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ambhodhim -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 596 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.