Sanskrit quote nr. 613 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिवृष्टिरनावृष्टिः शलभाः मूषकाः शुकाः ।
असत्करश्च दण्डश्च परचक्राणि तस्कराः ॥ativṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭiḥ śalabhāḥ mūṣaKāḥ śukāḥ |
asatkaraśca daṇḍaśca paracakrāṇi taskarāḥ ||
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.
Ativrishti (ativrsti, ativṛṣṭi, अतिवृष्टि): defined in 7 categories.
Anavrishti (anavrsti, anāvṛṣṭi, अनावृष्टि): defined in 8 categories.
Shalabha (salabha, śalabha, शलभ): defined in 9 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Karas (करस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Paracakra (परचक्र): defined in 5 categories.
Taskara (तस्कर): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ativṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭiḥ śalabhāḥ mūṣaKāḥ śukāḥ”
- ativṛṣṭir -
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ativṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anāvṛṣṭiḥ -
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anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śalabhāḥ -
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śalabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse mūṣaKāḥ*śu
- śukāḥ -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “asatkaraśca daṇḍaśca paracakrāṇi taskarāḥ”
- asat -
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asat (noun, masculine)[compound]asat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sas (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- karaś -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍaś -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paracakrāṇi -
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paracakra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- taskarāḥ -
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taskara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 613 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.